What inspires you to create? I have been asking myself this very question as of late. I have wanted to do a DIY project and clearly my DIY aptitude is lacking. But I have been thinking about a bench for a specific area in my house (like our soon-to-be-completed wine room in our almost-done new basement!) and I just might… View Post
It’s early. Really early. I’m up long before the sun today so that I can do the thing that I love to do, stringing together sentences so that I can paint vivid word pictures. This is my happy place – the world where dreams come alive, and I get to enter my dreamland uninterrupted. Most of my dreaming happens in… View Post
It was quiet with the blinds often drawn. Sneaking in to my mother’s room as a little girl and slowly lifting the lid of her jewelry box transported me deep in to the realm of my imagination. As I pulled each ring, each necklace and bracelet, each pair of earrings from their designated slot, I could be anyone. A queen,… View Post
I sit in the stands and wring my hands. I fidget as I watch the small dude’s team prepare for a big game, knowing he’s the first pitcher to take the mound and the entire team is ready to burst from the dugout like soda from a shaken can. He’s nervous. He told me so on the way to the… View Post
In a world that’s constantly on the move, tossing out images that assault our every quiet moment, it’s good to be reminded of the power of slowing down. There are few things more powerful than immersing yourself in a good book, and taking it a step further, children’s literature provides us with some of the richest wisdom for life, more… View Post
As you prepare for your baby’s arrival, one of the first things to do is prepare for labor itself! Packing all the essentials a few weeks ahead of time can make life easier – that way, you’re not scrambling to gather everything you need at the last minute while dealing with the first stages of labor – especially if it… View Post
