Fall is in the air, and I can start getting exited about oversized sweatshirts, football, cool mornings, bonfires. And chili. As a kid, my mom’s chili was supreme. It was actually her mom’s recipe. My Mamaw passed when I was pretty young, so I think it meant a lot to my mother to keep the…
“Don’t salt it ‘til you’ve tried it!” That was my mom’s motto when it came to table salt. It was as if it was an insult to her cooking if we got to the table and needed salt. But when I got married, I discovered that my new hubby starts every meal by salting his…
In the past, I’ve written about the importance of rest, and practically implementing that into our daily rhythyms. It can feel like laziness at times, but sometimes life calls for a break from our everyday routines. I’ve found it beneficial to take personal retreats periodically. Change up my scenery, remove the distractions, and pull my…
I was pulling in the drive way at home after a long week at work, and in an overall bad mood. My husband and I had been tense around each other all week, and I’d already been alerted that one of the kids was in a bad mood. Yes, I have teenage girls, so it’s…
“Do you have something planned for dinner? Or should we stop and pick up something from the store?” Pretty typical question from my hubby, making sure that everything was covered for the evening. But I chuckled this time, because this wasn’t a typical day- it was the day after Thanksgiving. A Thanksgiving we hosted. And…
