stepping out of the boat

Somehow, some way, I think I knew this was going to happen before my children left the nest. For reasons I cannot explain (and some I can), we are homeschooling Grayson this year. And when I say it’s a leap of faith, I mean it’s a leap across a chasm the...

our first workshop & the mission statement

Well, it seems cramming for our workshop worked out just fine.  At 9:35 a.m. on Saturday morning, the first guest arrived, and I answered the door with egg mcmuffin in hand. Since we had 14 ladies coming for this workshop, we decided to host it in our home to have as...

a casual birthday party at the beach

Well, we made it through our first workshop (and had a blast)! Before I share the details with you, I had to share some pictures of our beach trip & Ava’s (casual) birthday party. We stayed in a gulf front beach house this year–our first time directly...

haven happenings

I hope you guys had a fantastic weekend! Last Wednesday, we headed up to Haven in Atlanta, and while I had fun, it probably wasn’t the kind of fun I expected to be having. In a nutshell, within 2 hours of arriving to our hotel, I pretty much caught the mother of...

the trip of a lifetime | dubrovnik, croatia

Welcome to another entry about our trip! If you missed them, you can go back to read part 1 and part 2. I hope you’re enjoying seeing some of the sights right along with us, and know that I took most of the 5,000 pics we snapped with you guys in mind!...