We are so excited to introduce Bohden Mark Gentry! He has the quite the story, y’all. We have always thought we would add to our family through adoption and are absolutely over the moon to have this little bundle join our family!
30 minute nightgown
When my sweet niece asked me to make her a ‘nightgown,’ I thought it’d be a fun project. Then she explained what she was hoping for- essentially two squares sewn together with armholes and a neck opening. Thirty minutes later- done! I love projects like this. To make one, cut out two rectangles of fabric (I […]
stuffed jalapeño “texas rocket” recipe
Texas rockets (aka- grilled, bacon wrapped, stuffed jalapeños) are my very favorites, y’all. I love it when Adam grills these up. In fact, not only are these one of my favorites, they’re one of those oft-requested barbecue and potluck staples (people always ask us to bring Texas Rockets!). I love having those kinds of crowd pleaser […]
stormy seas and the Rock of Ages
Sometime in June, my sister texted me this Charles Spurgeon quote- “I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.” I don’t know quite why it pierced so deep, but the quote (and the larger idea), have been rolling around my head since. I’m sure part of it is that ocean metaphors are […]
what we’re drinking- sugar free green tea arnold palmers
Summer has always been my favorite. I love it even more now with kiddos. Summer as a mama is pretty much the best- no school and no alarm clocks, dawdling, no schedule, pools and beaches, family time with Jesus. And especially coming out of a fairly stressful season- the lack of schedule has been such […]
radio silence
As you probably guessed, we weren’t quite planning on the summer being this quiet, blog wise. As you also probably guessed, the adoption that fell through in May hit us pretty hard as a family, which is the main contributor to the radio silence. The other primary contributor is that I just haven’t really had many […]
how to make a unicorn horn headband
Happy surprise- when you make a unicorn horn for a photo booth at a Unicorn Party and it makes its way to the playroom dress up bin for a life beyond the party. And also sometimes has a third life as bedroom decor. And your daughter wants to wear it as part of her Halloween […]
sundressing
Every year I love the sundress series at Melly Sews (see previous years here, here and here). This year has to be my favorite, though, because Melissa is the new author of the book, “Sundressing” and, for the series, I got a sneak peak of the book and a chance to try out one of the […]
sad day
The birth mom has changed her mind- we will not be adopting her baby girl after all. I hate writing those words, hate the heart break our family is grappling with right now, hate knowing that the “explosion of baby girl stuff” that currently occupies every corner of our home will not ever meet it’s […]
parmesan herb smash potatoes
You know side dishes that you go back to over and over again because they are yummy and easy and go with everything? These crispy, herb-y, parmesan-y potatoes are one of those for us! I can’t believe we haven’t ever put the recipe on here, actually. Time to remedy that. INGREDIENTS 6 russet potatoes Coarse […]