There is a young lady in our community that we call “Amazing Grace”. I don’t personally have the privilege of knowing her, but two of my dearest friends are very close to her and her family. Grace was diagnosed with aggressive bone cancer at age 11 and has bravely faced countless surgeries and treatments, all… Read More
This – lemon chicken with couscous and green beans – has become one of our very favorite meals this summer! It is easy and I love that the chicken can be prepped in the baking dish earlier in the day. Be sure to use the pan sauce to pour over your chicken before serving. The… Read More
I don’t know about y’all but our family is SO excited for the big eclipse coming in just 8 days! We made plans with bestie M months ago to head up to a lake in North Georgia in the path of totality. She ordered our glasses back when we first started planning and we had… Read More
One of my very, very, very favorite dishes is the Pioneer Woman’s Asian Noodle Salad. I make it as often as I can and we eat it for dinners, leftovers and take it to social events. It’s yummy and full of amazing veggies. The only problem is that it takes forever to chop everything up… Read More
Back at the very beginning of summer when we first started talking about middle school, John asked if he could get a big bed in his room rather than his “baby beds”. I admit, they are babyish – not the size necessarily, but the scalloped head and foot boards that I chose when he was… Read More
I always feel so jittery and anxious on the first day of school. I know the boys are in a safe place, and they always leave with a good attitude and outlook, but it feels so odd having them gone after being with me all summer. So, ever since John’s first day of Kindergarten, I’ve… Read More
There are so many thoughts and emotions running wild in my head right now that I really don’t even know where to start this post. So, let’s go with something safe… our traditional first day of school breakfast! Since John’s first day of Kindergarten, we’ve started the first day of school with pancakes. This year… Read More