Encouragement for the Journey
blog updates and family life
The day has finally arrived to announce to you all that I’m changing my blog name. I have a few butterflies right now, but I bet you have a few questions. Here’s the story of the change (known as rebranding) and why I made the decision. Why I Changed the Blog’s Name This name […] Read more…
Today I’m doing a quick Friday check-in (it’s not a thing) because it’s been too long and I won’t be deterred by all the things conspiring against me! #bloggingaddict One of those things was a tornado outbreak in our area and other parts of the state yesterday. Our town wasn’t hit, but the kids and […] Read more…
Two months ago, my husband turned 40. I knew he wanted an experience more than a gift, so I looked to the obvious: Des Moines. This city has evolved since I visited it on our more exciting weekends as a kid. It’s the same loveable place, but more …awesome. (I should really be a travel […] Read more…
SUMMERTIME, summertime, SUM-SUM-Summertime! Anybody else singing that annoying song? Well, you are now, aren’t you? I’m so excited for summer. Our littlest is two now, and it feels like there are a lot more seasonal possibilities for us as a family. This year is going to be full of summer fun. Our Summer Bucket List […] Read more…
I truly didn’t know that Spring would be a busy season for me as a mom until Kai’s last year of preschool. Oh, how naive I was. Looking back, we packed this Spring with all kinds of appointments and meetings (plus minor surgery) in addition to the super fun stuff. Let’s take a look at […] Read more…
I’m so glad and so nostalgically sad to be back after our Kansas City getaway! It was the first time our family of four took a vacation out-of-state, and it went amazingly well. My parents joined us for the first two days, and we had a great time together! For today’s favorites, I’m sharing everything […] Read more…
Hooray for Friday Favorites! This week has been incredibly busy, but also WONDERFUL because of the weather! We made it through an appointment every day this week (some days more than one) and I’m just so glad it’s the start of a beautiful weekend. ONE A Spring Day at the Farm While our car was […] Read more…
My son is officially five years old! He’s so sweet, creative, bright, and thoughtful. And he keeps us laughing! I just had to share some of my favorite quotes from him over the last year. “God just made me to not like veggies.” “This is the mightiest sock in the world!” “There is one God, […] Read more…
Happy Monday, friends! This was not at all the day that I planned, but that’s not surprising by now. đŸ™‚ I was supposed to have a dentist appointment, and get Kai back in preschool for the first time in a week! (Insert side eye to the unnamed virus my kids got originally…) And it was all […] Read more…
I don’t think I’d be a very good blogger if I didn’t ever overshare, so here is my definitive good blogger post full of details on basically every aspect of my health. This started last year, when I wrote about Self Care for Moms and challenged myself to follow through on my own suggestions. (Always a […] Read more…
I can’t tell you how much fun I had reminiscing as I put this together. It was really difficult to narrow all the memories down to ten! I decided to list them by date, with the earliest first, because there’s no way I could rank them. Get ready for pictures of us with our baby […] Read more…
I can’t believe 2017 is wrapping up! But I’m so glad that I wrote this, because it motivated me to look at my photos over the past year. Thanks, Perfectly Port Family, for the topic and linkup! It was SO hard to pick only 10. Most of what I’m sharing are just regular old pictures […] Read more…
