I think I’ve talked about my audiobook addiction here before. A friend suggested the Hoopla Digital app to us a couple years ago which connects with your library card and lets you borrow audiobooks and movies for free! And I’m hooked beyond belief. This year, I’ve listened to 24 books (and I’m on my 25th)! When I’m cooking or cleaning …

Ahh November. While our calendars are filling up and the temperature is going down, it’s easy to lose yourself to the hustle. I myself am looking for the moments of down time to indulge in these things before the holidays hit. Will you join me? Put your garden to bed. The tomatoes are officially done. Burn a cinnamon candle. Or …

I’ve been thinking about connection lately. In particular, connection in marriage. I’ve been married seven years and real connection is not as simple as I thought it would be. Especially while enduring infertility. It’s too easy to default to the daily conversations about to do lists and budgeting and calendar stuff and did I start the dishwasher before bed. But …

Do you use essential oils? I’ve made a few things with them like bug bite salve and homemade Vix but my favorite use is aromatherapy. And recently, I’ve been loving some of the fall blends. Here are a few faves: 4 drops orange, 3 drops cinnamon, 2 drops rosemary, 1 drop clove 3 drops orange, 3 drops cedarwood 4 drops …

I don’t do spooky. I’ve never been drawn to stories that are scary in any way. I’m very picky about all of that and careful about how much of that I let into my life. But there are a few books I’ve read that were quite spooky and very gripping. So with the upcoming Halloween holiday, here are four spooky …

Morning! Have a good week? How could you not with this beautiful weather! Dearest Carl and I went to Chinese and watched Yesterday for date night. The girls came over for cocktails and hangs. I wrote the last advent devotional for our church’s advent series. A big box came in the mail with fun new clothes. We’ve eaten soup three …

Orange is bright and fun but not necessarily the color you want to throw all over your home. Or at least that’s not where I lean. So for the past couple years, I’ve been buying a fun neutral pumpkin or two to add to my pumpkin collection. And since they’re all neutral, they all look great together! They add some …

Anyone else breathing a sigh of relief today? This cooler weather is just what my soul needed. This week was rather a head down, drink lots of water, get the work done kinda week. But this weekend we’re celebrating birthdays and we have in-laws coming to stay just to hang out together. It’s going to be wonderful! What are you …

It’s almost time! The forecast here is cool and crips and autumnal and if you’ve been reading this blog a while, you know what that means! That means weekly soup night!!!! The ladle sits at the top of the drawer and the soup pot barely gets washed before I’m filling it again. I’m so excited! Here are the eight recipes …

October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace! Rainbow Rowell Make pumpkin muffins. Filled with cinnamon and nutmeg. Go camping and sit around a fire. Roast all the marshmallows. Carve …