On April 30, 2020 at 4:29am we welcomed our little man into the world! He wasn’t expected for a little over two and a half weeks but decided he was showing up early. This is his beautiful, unexpected birth story. On April 29th we were in Target (totally practicing social distancing haha) when I had…
Author: Rachel
Moods and children
Some one once told me that children can sense your moods and I completely underestimated what they said. Now that I have children I couldn’t agree more. Our daughter is almost 2 years old and she rides my mood swing right along with me. If I’m having a bad day sometimes she ends up having…
This isn’t how it was suppose to be
On April 23, 2020 my father in law suffered a tragic accident that took him from us far too soon. In 2011 my brother in law went to sleep and never woke up so this is not the first “close to home” death I’ve dealt with but this one hit differently. I am the type…
5 of my all time favorite books!
So today, April 23, 2020, is national book day! In honor of that (and having a love of reading) I have decided to give you guys a short but epic list of books that I love! Girl, wash your face by Rachel Hollis- yes, it’s a self help book but it is SO good! Giver…
Fight for Joy
During this uncertain time we’re living in I see a lot of people becoming increasingly depressed and, unfortunately, I’ve seen more stories of people committing suicide than normal. Sometimes having to stay home is a great thing but other times it’s the exact opposite. The truth is we all have different feelings about what’s going…
DIY Easter pictures
With most of our country being on some sort of “shelter in place” order and Easter coming up I know a lot of parents are upset that they can’t get Easter pictures taken. Being a photographer for the people I thought I’d take a moment and give everyone some easy to follow tips to take…
Honey Beer Bread
I want to start by giving credit where credit is due. This is not my recipe. This is a recipe I found here: https://instagram.com/cottagefarmhouse?igshid=1jhwjawdnpazi if you follow the link you’ll be able to find it in her highlights. I will also post the recipe at the end of this post. A few weeks ago I…
My inspirations
So amid all the chaos that is currently consuming the world I want to write something that has nothing to do with that at all. I also want to say that there are many things and people that inspire me in my life but today I am deciding to only write about 3 of them….
After this is done, who will you be?
I know right now, during all the Coronavirus issues, most of us have changed our routine and even who we are to make sure we’re doing what’s best for our families and our communities. I want to ask you a question that will take some personal reflection today. When everything is over and the fear…
Parenting Between the Lines 