Standing at Brickhouse Tavern in the heart of Davidson, North Carolina, I awaited some long time friends who had been a part of my life since grade school. It was 2009 and our high school days had long been over and the college memories we once had were soon fading away into our new and very different seasons of life. One was a...
I wrote this post almost a month ago. Today, marks a year of our drive down from our beloved town of Wilmington NC to Clearwater Florida. It has been one of the hardest, most eye opening experiences, but yet full of sweet growth and abundant memories. I wasn't going to share these words with you, but as we celebrated today all that...
I was trying to write a blog and every thought I had was interrupted. As I sat across from my 8 year old who was coloring an oversized Elsa and Anna pic, I could not help but notice her inability to just "be quiet." As a family of 6, we very rarely have a dull moment, much less a moment to ourselves. This...
We all love new things. It comes natural, especially to the females, that new things bring about some needed spark to our life. You get new gym clothes, you push yourself a little harder on the treadmill. You give your car a bath and all of a sudden driving to the every day seems a little less mundane. You get the idea. But...
Today, marks four months since we picked up our life and moved to Florida. I wanted to write today to update anyone that cares, but I also wanted to document simply because each time I go back in time to read an old blog post, it brings such perspective into my viewfinder that I cannot help but to be grateful for all that...
Every morning I grudgedly wake up and head straight for the coffee. Which means I go to the couch and wait for my awesome husband to bring me a strong cup. I bypass the mirror pretty much the whole morning due to the fact that I already know what the reflection will be. Frizzy hair, pale freckly skin and depending on what my...
I have been asked several times since we packed up our whole lives and moved our family of 6 from NC to FL almost 2 months ago, why would we do something so extreme if we never wanted to leave what we loved in the first place. I am guessing those questions arrived from previous Facebook posts about the extreme rain that we've...
Today, we have officially lived in the Sunshine State of Florida for one month. (This is humorous given that it has rained 80 percent of our time here.) It's hard to believe that just 4 weeks ago we packed up everything we owned and left the place we love to go on God's great adventure once again. I remember moving day like...
Well, a dose of reality finally hit me today. I think that although I have missed my husband greatly, having the comfort of friends and family to surround and love on me during this time has had me floating around on a surreal cloud of denial, not willing to admit the cold hard truth that I will be moving 641 miles south to...
I am on my second cup of coffee and my fifth chocolate chip muffin. I always thought that if I were leaving for a deserted island and could only take one thing that it would be caffeine. This season of living the single life has proven to differ. let's just hope that when I join my hubs in Tampa that the only wardrobe...
