I love sewing Halloween costumes! But sometimes you just moved across the ocean and you sold your sewing machine in Saipan and you closed on your house on Halloween morning (like us, last year!) and all you need for Halloween costumes is EASY and NO SEW. These Starwars costumes are both. NO SEW LUKE SKYWALKER […]
grace upon grace
I have two long running themes in my life (aka- lessons that I keep learning over and over and over again). The first is that God’s way is always better. And the second is that there is grace and redemption and blessing in every single season- on mountain tops and in valleys, in seasons of […]
free printable thanksgiving leftover labels
Even though I can’t quite believe Thanksgiving is almost upon us (the tropical paradise weather isn’t helping me recalibrate), it is! And I love Thanksgiving! And I really love leftovers! Hence the need for some new Thanksgiving leftover labels. Truth be told, our Thanksgiving this year is going to be kind of funny- we’re spending […]
how to put together a warm beverage station
Now I know I’ve already mentioned that you need to add a Pie Bar to your lineup for Thanksgiving greatness. And I know this is another thing. And it’s Thanksgiving (not exactly the lowest maintenance holiday in the world). But guys. You NEED this. And you can put it together in advance, with zero work […]
what you need at your thanksgiving spread
My internal season gauge is all messed up (going from endless summer back to normal fall and then plunging back into summer again will do that to you). I looked at a calendar this weekend and seeing “Thanksgiving” coming in two weeks was quite the shock. Thanksgiving? Already? How are we here already? Which brings […]
halloween treats- mochi ‘pumpkins’
After our grand success making mochi ‘apples’ last spring, we thought it was high time we try to make Halloween treats out of our favorite Saipan treat (even though we aren’t in Saipan- haha!). Wouldn’t these sweet little pumpkins be the perfect Halloween party food? Though, they are almost too cute to eat. We followed the same […]
caramel apple cider recipe
This first far-far-away-from-home holiday season has been, well, a little hard to describe, actually. It’s been homesick, and quiet, and far, and tropical (which is both amazing for this summer-loving mama and also more than a bit weird since we’re used to a Rocky Mountain fall), and a little more homesick. In fact, usually Thanksgiving […]
homemade apple butter (with a free printable label!)
It’s hard to believe that it has been a whole year since I was traveling to Idaho in the fall (so gorgeous!) to visit our youngest sister and meet my niece, Adi. Northern Idaho is so beautiful in October- one of my favorite things we did while I was visiting (other than serious cuddle time […]
pumpkin cake with apple cider glaze
Kirst’s post yesterday about faking fall was so spot on. In case you’re new here (or have just forgotten), Kirst lives on a tropical island and I (Jord) live in the Middle East, so fall isn’t much of a “thing” either of us get to partake in. We totally compensate for the lack of changing […]
pumpkin pie ‘harvest popcorn’
Even though the weather here is still in the high 90’s, we try to make things feel as “fallish” as possible. We start burning fall candles, we decorate with fall leaves and pumpkins, we watch football, and we make this popcorn. A friend shared it with me a couple years ago and we make it […]