i’ve missed you all…

i didn’t mean to take a 2 month long blog hiatus but i did.  i’m not sure if i needed a break or not but i do remember asking myself what i was doing. i remember thinking that if i wasn’t encouraging people to do something that really mattered then maybe i should just stop…

i think i’m still figuring it out but i do know for sure that i’ve been called to be a wife. one that brings good to my husband & not harm… one that helps the poor & speaks wisdom. one that is profitable… i’ve got staying up late & having expensive taste in the bag but watching over the affairs of my household & building a home is what i love most & i’m honored to do it.

i know it looks different for all of us. some of us aren’t married, we’re renting apartments or funds are extremely limited but no matter what, as women (no offense to my male readers like Marc) i think we’re the ones who can choose to make wherever we are a place that’s more than just a home. a place that overflows with encouraging words & reminders of His love for us. a place that’s a comfortable hideaway from the things stirring non-stop on the outside. a place that resources what we already have so that we aren’t wasteful, as well as a place that riles up the creativity inside all of us…

i’m doing my best & that’s all i can do. sharing ways to encourage all of you to live small, dress up, make changes, & be the best version of yourself is what i love most. so if now that means cakes, antiques, wallpaper, lots of spray paint & pin after pin then let’s get back to it… maybe i just needed a little pep-talk… but really, i’ve missed you.

i’ll leave you with a few things i’ve been up to these last 2 months:

i ran my first 5k the color run! isn’t my friend leigh cute?

this is the apple pie i baked with my mom on thanksgiving… it was more than delish.

i diy’d my own metal letters… i’ll show you what they spell soon enough

we have our christmas tree up & in a new corner! i added a huge burlap bow on top after i snapped this photo.

& this is what henry has been up to… he’s constantly resting under the tree between snacking on it.