On Saturday, I was supposed to begin the 28 Day Challenge: 28 days straight of at least 30 minutes of exercise. I missed the first tw...

{photo by A Bryan Photo } I have been guilty. That's what I want you to know first: I have been guilty. And if this rath...

I'm trying to persevere today. To find joy when the joy has run a little bit dry. Tonight we are going on a date. We are loo...

I am queen of the holidays. I embrace the cookie baking and the present wrapping. I fight the crazy traffic and buy the perfect gift. I ...

{photo by Jory Cordy } It is too early for me to begin to think too seriously about my resolutions and goals for 2012. For that to ha...

"In a way, winter is the real spring, the time when the inner things happen, the resurgence of nature." - Edna O'Brien ...

  {photo via Bippity Boppity Boo } Last Sunday, as lunch was dying down , we sat around the table, and we talked about community.  ...

{photo by via Simply Seleta } Today, I thought I'd share with you what a typical day in my life looks like. It's not grou...

I thought I would be writing a post today about September 11, about how we recognized it in our family by gathering with those we love...

 Yesterday, author Shauna Niequist posted this question on her blog: “What’s present in your life today that’s not in line with what...

I’m watching my mouth these days. Back in February, I made a commitment to try to be a more grace-filled person. I wanted to respond to pe...

{photo by Tracy Shumate for House & Home } 6. Early bed time. If there's one thing I've learned about myself post-college, it...

{found via Sara Jane Elizabeth's blog } Even though this summer has been wonderful -- delightful, really, with no Bar exam to bother us...

  {arrangement by Once Wed , via my Pinterest } Tuesday morning, semi-awake and definitely bleary-eyed, I read through this blog post , and...

You know what I am learning, the older I get?  That little bit inside of you that's spazzy and quirky and silly and fun?  Cling to it...

 {photo by Teri Lyn Fisher for Rue magazine } I want to start a cooking club. Before you remind me that I consider slice-and-bake cookies...

 Hello, world. Here I am in all my glory. If you've read this blog for any period of time, you probably understand that I've had ...

 {photo by Beth Retro via Joye's Pinterest } My husband and I were talking the other day about places. How certain locations and space...

  {kicking off summer in seaside} The other day at work, I took a mental inventory of what was going on in my life. I wanted to figure out ...