while so much of our summer has felt like we were away – we also embraced our home. and filled it with family. as the countdown to the end of summer approaches, i feel that without a doubt, we embraced summer, home, and life over the past 9-10 weeks. and today, as gavin & i...
daytrips, mountain views, birthday parties… here is all the end.annika’s birthday!liliana’s birthday!there was so much that inspired me about our 5 weeks in europe. the slower pace of life. the consciousness of the swiss. the attention to appreciating & protecting the beautiful. i was so inspired by a life filled with less, and how less truly...
here we go. a few pictures from our recent travels… well, maybe more than “a few”. this is just mainly the first two weeks… kudos to you if you make it through them all!!! xoxo and while i have many more photos of travels — my next blog post will be all about recipes and...
this little blog space has been quite neglected lately – but for good reason. for the last five weeks, our little family has been traveling in europe – a dream trip truly. we head back this week, and while i am so excited to go home, i can’t imagine leaving this incredible little chapter in...
spring break, the husbands had to work – so we took all the kids out to camp. get dirty. get sunny. and soak in some dreamy fog. and nobody cried, everyone slept great, no one argued, and everyone was perfect. (oh wait, that isn’t true…) but we did have a perfectly wonderful time.and then clean...
when katrina mentioned welcoming us to her family’s home in the mountains of arizona over the presidents weekend- we jumped at the idea. to spend time with such lovely, incredible, inspiring families – and to experience a new beautiful place. we played games, explored, laughed, played bible-story charades, & ate & drank together for several days…...
this family. they radiate joy, delight, kindness. i’m still touched by their presence. they are literally saving the world & bringing hope to so many. extensive re-forestation efforts in Madagascar – they have planted 60 million trees. and they touch so many lives through a birthing and medical center they run in Madagascar. missionaries –...
my sister & me. our six kids. an inspiring environment of organic, local, homemade foods… homeschooling with freedom, creativity, and fun… walking instead of driving… imaginations running wild & free… and unending giggles & silliness. and my video setting just happened to go on here and there…. but i’m sure i have a...
a teaser of about a hundred more to come! let’s just say i’m in love – in love – in love with my sister’s kids…
