10 Signs You’re a Sewing Mama…
Are you a sewing mama? If at least seven out of ten of these apply to you, I think your answer is yes! 1. Your kids learned their colors by sorting through your button collection. 2. Baby’s first…
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Raising Creative Kids: 10 ways to encourage your kids to be creative
Today is the day we’re starting the Raising Creative Kids series! This isn’t going to be a “post every day for a week and then never again” kind of series, but rather something that’s on-going here on my…
What not sewing for KCW looks like…
I love Kids Clothes Week for a lot of reasons. Each time I’ve participated, I’ve had varying degrees of success. Sometimes I’ve cranked garments out and had awesome results. Other times I’ve gotten really cozy with my seam…
{this moment}
{this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. [pop over to Soule Mama to link…
The Wait is Over!
You may have noticed that the blog has been a little quiet this week. Well, I’d like to introduce you to the reason. Meet Reid. Last Monday night, he made his way into the world. He has completed…
Learning to just BE
I have a tendency to look ahead. To make plans, playdates, lists, schedules, routines. When I’m doing one thing, I’m often thinking about what I need to do next. This is the way of motherhood, to some extent….
Some Weeks You Just Don’t Win [or why it’s okay not to]
Some weeks, babies wake up early from their naps every day. Mostly because of their older brothers. And you mis-trace the same pants pattern twice. In an hour. And the house is messier than it is clean. And…
To You
To the woman who has lost her mama, and longs for her wisdom and conversation. To the mama who is tired of doing it all alone or isn’t sure she’s doing it right. To the woman with the…
On Motherhood
This afternoon, a dear friend stopped by my house for a visit. We chatted about her upcoming wedding plans, and I shared some things that have been going on with my kiddos. At one point, I said, “This…