Experienced the most peaceful moment this morning.

Experienced the most peaceful moment this morning... I lit a candle, turned on Josh Garrels, sipped my coffee, all while I..... I folded towels 😅 I know this is unpopular, but I find folding laundry extremely therapeutic, and I actually ENJOY it 😱😂

What is your favorite mundane household task? ✨

G (6) helped me unpack the pantry a few weeks ago and she wrote the name of each flour on top of the jars for me so we could identify them until we get a fancy label maker. (We have like seven types of flour!) I had to capture this, because her sweet little handwriting and spelling of “spelt”, and the way her face beamed when I handed her my special “mommy” pen just melted me... I want to remember it forever. 💓

Spent our nine year anniversary apart yesterday. I

Spent our nine year anniversary apart yesterday. I took the girls to nature group while he worked during the day and then we had family dinner and after that I rushed off to a homeschool mom book club 😅 while he put the girls to bed solo for the first time EVER. 😳 We snapped these quick photos before I left though, and I’m glad we have them! Next year is the big 10! ✨

Photos 1& 2 were on our 9 year anniversary.
Photo 3: our first date
Photo 4: the day we got engaged
Photo 5: our engagement photos
Photo 6: our wedding day
Photo 7: pregnant with N

Death is a strange phenomenon. I came home from ch

Death is a strange phenomenon. I came home from church with the girls to find my husband had started some raised garden beds for me to help cheer me up. I’m focusing on things that help me feel joy and peace. Spending time with my babes outdoors. Baking and cooking for my family from scratch. Snuggling our new puppy. Reading my Bible and praying. Spending time with friends that encourage me. These are my anchors; they help me through all of the feelings I have to face. Because I do need to face them, whether I want to or not. It isn’t healthy for me to not settle into this discomfort or sadness. So I’m working through it. Making sense of it a little bit at a time, and I’m working hard at healing. Thanks for bearing with me! I have a new video and a new blog post going up tonight, so stay tuned for those + thank you always for your support. ❤️

(First pic is my beautiful firstborn on her bday, second is a still life painting she did a couple months back 💓, third is our little golden pup, Jack, and the last is N and I at one of our family’s favorite pnw state parks ✨)

The other day we drove through Starbucks (just for

The other day we drove through Starbucks (just for my husband bc I’ve become a coffee snob 😟) and my daughters saw the cake pop picture... so naturally they asked if they could get one.

My response was a typical response any mom who tries to avoid sugar like the plague would have: “oh those do look good! let’s make some at home!” 😂

...and that’s how these grain-free cake bites were born! When I was writing the blog post for these (4 ingredient) bites, just for fun, I took a quick look at the ingredients of the Starbucks cake pops. I shared in my stories if you’re interested 🙃 You aren’t going to believe how many ingredients there are, and some of the worst offenders! (GMO corn syrup, modified soybean oil, palm oil, GMO cane sugar. It wasn’t pretty 😆). So anyway! Try these instead! My kid’s went nuts for them, and I made two versions. Chocolate chip cookie dough (with @hukitchen chocolate gems) and birthday cake (with Watson dye-free sprinkles.) enjoy! ✨ #livingincoloreats

We have a new family member in the house! Meet Jac

We have a new family member in the house! Meet Jack von Trapp! 🐾 He’s a golden retriever puppy from a friend of a friend’s litter of puppies! We jumped at the chance to welcome this little cutie, and the girls are just smitten. Jack is insanely good-natured and extremely tolerant of their constant love and handling. 😂 The timing isn’t ideal (we moved like 10 days ago 🤣), but this was sort of a perfect situation for us, as we wanted to either rescue or find a small pup that needed a home. We are excited to have him join in on our family adventures!

Now, if you feel like you know us pretty well, can you guess how my girls came up with our pup’s name? Do you have a family pet?! #jackvontrapp

#ad Spring around here means transplanting our see

#ad Spring around here means transplanting our seedlings to the bigger garden beds, cleaning up the bird feeders to refill, and dreaming up our new backyard plans. @mrsmeyerscleanday hand soap is a tried and true favorite around here for after messy gardening afternoons. It's biodegradable, made with plant-derived and other thoughtfully chosen ingredients, and free of artificial colors, phthalates, chlorine bleach, parabens, and phosphates. You can grab some Mrs. Meyer's Hand Soap 'Rain Water' scent for your home at your local @Walgreens. #MrsMeyers #mrsmeyerscleanday

I have dozens of photos of me and my girls, dresse

I have dozens of photos of me and my girls, dressed to the nines, laughing while running through fields. Picture perfect. But this one right here...it gets me. It’s our every day. The days I wouldn’t trade for anything.

So honored to be called “mom” by these two. It’s a title that I don’t take for granted. Happy Mother’s Day, fellow moms. Here’s to serving our families with a gentle heart and loving spirit.✨

Just another Tuesday in #ourhomeschoollife ✨ Hi

Just another Tuesday in #ourhomeschoollife ✨

Highly recommend painting outside > painting inside with your kids. It was magic. Even if I had to carry a giant bag full of easels, canvases, jars, and acrylic paints up the mountain and back down again. 😅 #lichomeschool #charlottemasoneducation

I wish I had the energy to write something inspiri

I wish I had the energy to write something inspiring on this paper roller 😂 I just took all of this stuff down today as we pack up. The truth is, I’m going on week 3 of a sinus infection (my first ever) and we are waist deep in moving boxes. I’ve got Janet Lansbury on repeat over here so I don’t lose my marbles, but this has all been good for me. I’m the type who craves change and exciting things, and now all the things are happening at once and now I miss my slow + simple routines terribly. (Still have a tiny of energy for morning time and bread baking though!)

So while I’m in the middle of this transition I haven’t been updating the site as much. I’m due to share about our 2020-2021 homeschool year. You guys loved the “year in review” videos I did last year so I want to do that again. I also can’t wait to share what we will be using for G’s first official year of homeschool in the fall. We’ve done the preschool at home thing for two years now but she’s officially school age, and I couldn’t feel more ready! 💯

How are you doing? Are you going about your sweet life per usual or are you in the midst of some change or transition? Whatever the case I wish you rest. 😌✨

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Experienced the most peaceful moment this morning.

Experienced the most peaceful moment this morning... I lit a candle, turned on Josh Garrels, sipped my coffee, all while I..... I folded towels 😅 I know this is unpopular, but I find folding laundry extremely therapeutic, and I actually ENJOY it 😱😂

What is your favorite mundane household task? ✨

G (6) helped me unpack the pantry a few weeks ago and she wrote the name of each flour on top of the jars for me so we could identify them until we get a fancy label maker. (We have like seven types of flour!) I had to capture this, because her sweet little handwriting and spelling of “spelt”, and the way her face beamed when I handed her my special “mommy” pen just melted me... I want to remember it forever. 💓

Spent our nine year anniversary apart yesterday. I

Spent our nine year anniversary apart yesterday. I took the girls to nature group while he worked during the day and then we had family dinner and after that I rushed off to a homeschool mom book club 😅 while he put the girls to bed solo for the first time EVER. 😳 We snapped these quick photos before I left though, and I’m glad we have them! Next year is the big 10! ✨

Photos 1& 2 were on our 9 year anniversary.
Photo 3: our first date
Photo 4: the day we got engaged
Photo 5: our engagement photos
Photo 6: our wedding day
Photo 7: pregnant with N

Death is a strange phenomenon. I came home from ch

Death is a strange phenomenon. I came home from church with the girls to find my husband had started some raised garden beds for me to help cheer me up. I’m focusing on things that help me feel joy and peace. Spending time with my babes outdoors. Baking and cooking for my family from scratch. Snuggling our new puppy. Reading my Bible and praying. Spending time with friends that encourage me. These are my anchors; they help me through all of the feelings I have to face. Because I do need to face them, whether I want to or not. It isn’t healthy for me to not settle into this discomfort or sadness. So I’m working through it. Making sense of it a little bit at a time, and I’m working hard at healing. Thanks for bearing with me! I have a new video and a new blog post going up tonight, so stay tuned for those + thank you always for your support. ❤️

(First pic is my beautiful firstborn on her bday, second is a still life painting she did a couple months back 💓, third is our little golden pup, Jack, and the last is N and I at one of our family’s favorite pnw state parks ✨)

The other day we drove through Starbucks (just for

The other day we drove through Starbucks (just for my husband bc I’ve become a coffee snob 😟) and my daughters saw the cake pop picture... so naturally they asked if they could get one.

My response was a typical response any mom who tries to avoid sugar like the plague would have: “oh those do look good! let’s make some at home!” 😂

...and that’s how these grain-free cake bites were born! When I was writing the blog post for these (4 ingredient) bites, just for fun, I took a quick look at the ingredients of the Starbucks cake pops. I shared in my stories if you’re interested 🙃 You aren’t going to believe how many ingredients there are, and some of the worst offenders! (GMO corn syrup, modified soybean oil, palm oil, GMO cane sugar. It wasn’t pretty 😆). So anyway! Try these instead! My kid’s went nuts for them, and I made two versions. Chocolate chip cookie dough (with @hukitchen chocolate gems) and birthday cake (with Watson dye-free sprinkles.) enjoy! ✨ #livingincoloreats

We have a new family member in the house! Meet Jac

We have a new family member in the house! Meet Jack von Trapp! 🐾 He’s a golden retriever puppy from a friend of a friend’s litter of puppies! We jumped at the chance to welcome this little cutie, and the girls are just smitten. Jack is insanely good-natured and extremely tolerant of their constant love and handling. 😂 The timing isn’t ideal (we moved like 10 days ago 🤣), but this was sort of a perfect situation for us, as we wanted to either rescue or find a small pup that needed a home. We are excited to have him join in on our family adventures!

Now, if you feel like you know us pretty well, can you guess how my girls came up with our pup’s name? Do you have a family pet?! #jackvontrapp

#ad Spring around here means transplanting our see

#ad Spring around here means transplanting our seedlings to the bigger garden beds, cleaning up the bird feeders to refill, and dreaming up our new backyard plans. @mrsmeyerscleanday hand soap is a tried and true favorite around here for after messy gardening afternoons. It's biodegradable, made with plant-derived and other thoughtfully chosen ingredients, and free of artificial colors, phthalates, chlorine bleach, parabens, and phosphates. You can grab some Mrs. Meyer's Hand Soap 'Rain Water' scent for your home at your local @Walgreens. #MrsMeyers #mrsmeyerscleanday

I have dozens of photos of me and my girls, dresse

I have dozens of photos of me and my girls, dressed to the nines, laughing while running through fields. Picture perfect. But this one right here...it gets me. It’s our every day. The days I wouldn’t trade for anything.

So honored to be called “mom” by these two. It’s a title that I don’t take for granted. Happy Mother’s Day, fellow moms. Here’s to serving our families with a gentle heart and loving spirit.✨

Just another Tuesday in #ourhomeschoollife ✨ Hi

Just another Tuesday in #ourhomeschoollife ✨

Highly recommend painting outside > painting inside with your kids. It was magic. Even if I had to carry a giant bag full of easels, canvases, jars, and acrylic paints up the mountain and back down again. 😅 #lichomeschool #charlottemasoneducation

I wish I had the energy to write something inspiri

I wish I had the energy to write something inspiring on this paper roller 😂 I just took all of this stuff down today as we pack up. The truth is, I’m going on week 3 of a sinus infection (my first ever) and we are waist deep in moving boxes. I’ve got Janet Lansbury on repeat over here so I don’t lose my marbles, but this has all been good for me. I’m the type who craves change and exciting things, and now all the things are happening at once and now I miss my slow + simple routines terribly. (Still have a tiny of energy for morning time and bread baking though!)

So while I’m in the middle of this transition I haven’t been updating the site as much. I’m due to share about our 2020-2021 homeschool year. You guys loved the “year in review” videos I did last year so I want to do that again. I also can’t wait to share what we will be using for G’s first official year of homeschool in the fall. We’ve done the preschool at home thing for two years now but she’s officially school age, and I couldn’t feel more ready! 💯

How are you doing? Are you going about your sweet life per usual or are you in the midst of some change or transition? Whatever the case I wish you rest. 😌✨

So ready to trade in my wool sweaters for my linen

So ready to trade in my wool sweaters for my linen sundresses all summer long! ☀️ ready for some warmer weather this week!

Also, if you spend as much time outdoors as we do, these @blundstoneusa boots have been faithful to me all fall + winter long. Can’t wait to wear them with my dresses in the summer. #hikingmom #larissawears

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