Ahead.

CS Lewis quote about the road ahead

Today I woke up so very thankful for this road we are on…knowing that it leads deeper into the kingdom that is coming every day. The pastor of the church gathering I attend always says we live in the “now and not yet”.  God’s kingdom broke in and began to come when Jesus entered the world and died to save it.  And it will crash completely to earth when he comes back and puts everything to right.  In the mean time, we are in process. But what a glorious process it is!  To be headed, every day, towards “Your kingdom … Continue reading 

Design Love: Hexagons and Honeycomb

Hexagon and Honeycomb

    In color, neutrals or black & white…you can find hexagons everywhere right now.  They add a touch of geometry to home decor, jewelry, kitchen essentials, nearly everything – and I’m nothing if not a math nerd.  They create amazing tessellations, and can incorporate triangles and diamonds in crazy ways.  However, the random repetition of hexagons is my favorite way to incorporate them into design.  I’m a pretty random person after all.  Here are some of the 18 billion ways hexagons and honeycomb patterns are showing up in designs I love.   Sources {clockwise}: Shelves, Mirrors, Wall Art, Wall … Continue reading 

Instashopping – Anthropologie Style

Anthropologie window

For Mother’s Day my husband gave me so much – flowers, a clean house {while I shopped at Target}, an amazing vegan lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, a visit to Powell’s and some very well behaved kids.  It was fabulous.  I felt loved and taken care of and special.  He knew just what I wanted. On top of all of that, he also gave be another amazing thing:  Anthropologie without any kids.  That’s right.  No one to ask me to leave, no one to almost break a $150 ceramic animal head, no one to try to jump on … Continue reading 

Family Share – A New Website for Families

Family Share Website

This post was sponsored by Family Share and I have been compensated for my review.  However, all opinions below are my own – 100% from this here noggin.  {Because everyone knows I just love to give my opinion.}  I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.    A few weeks ago I met some lovely people at SNAP! that have started a new website called Family Share.  It is a curated magazine site dedicated to strengthening families, building relationships and supporting one another as we raise our children.  It is full … Continue reading 

Inside Boston: One Runner’s Story {Part 2}

rummer's story Boston Marathon

Today we continue with Part Two of Holly’s story of running the Boston Marathon this year.  If you missed Part One, click here to get caught up.     I finally made it back to our hotel, embraced my roomies, shed a few tears and sat in front of the TV stunned.  What just happened?  My mind and my body were in shock.  Complete and utter shock.  We couldn’t get away, though, because our hotel backed up to Massachusetts General Hospital, where many of the victims were taken so the parade of ambulances outside our window didn’t allow for a … Continue reading 

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – Lame Gifts Made Awesome

best mother's day gifts

Let’s face it, if you don’t know by now what you are getting your loved one for Mother’s Day, you are late.  Very, very late.  {Don’t believe me?  Read THIS.} Yes, I’m talking to you. It’s ok, it happens.  Well…it’s ok as long as you fix this egregious error. The problem with most last minute “Oh crap, I forgot to get her something!” gifts is that they are cliche and generic and boring and state in a very obvious way, “Oh crap, I forgot to get you something!” That’s where I come in.  Below is my list of 5 super … Continue reading 

Inside Boston: One Runner’s Story

rummer's story Boston Marathon

  Many of you know that my sister, Holly, ran the Boston Marathon this year.  4-15-13.  Her experience at the race has marked her life.  Returning to life as usual has been difficult for everyone who experienced this tragedy, and it is no different for Holly.   Our stories are powerful and sometimes just giving words to our experiences can begin to heal our wounds and lift our burdens.   In an effort to heal and find some kind of closure she asked me if she could tell her story here. ______________________________________________________________________________     Although the terrorist attack in Boston is not … Continue reading 

Don’t Touch!

Uzzah and the Ark of the Covenant

My husband and I are in a season of life right now where we are being asked to wait.  We want things to happen, but God says wait.  Our timetable and God’s timetable are not in sync.  And Yahweh has made it absolutely clear that we are not to meddle or push or try and make things happen faster. Have you been there? The waiting game is so hard for us humans who desperately want to be in control.  We want to hurry things along and know where the finish line is. I’ve said so many times throughout our waiting … Continue reading 

New Jewelry From My Beautiful Mess

painted wood bangles

It’s May!  It’s May!  It’s May! I love this time of year.  Spring is so hopeful and bright and fun!  There are flowers and green grass and it’s the perfect weather for mid-morning walks.  The sun makes me so happy and Mother’s Day is just around the corner.  What a great season! It’s also the time for new clothes, new sandals and…new accessories! I have been working so hard in the past few weeks to create a new line of accessories, and I’m so excited to finally show you!  One line is inspired by my love of painting and color … Continue reading 

What I Learned At SNAP!

Mandi, Brooke and I at SNAP!

Wow. The month of April just flew by. I can’t believe tomorrow it’s May already and I haven’t even really processed April. I mean, I spent four days in Utah with some amazing people, what, like two weeks ago????  And I haven’t even blogged about it!  What is that? Well, I feel like I’m officially back and ready to pick up where I left off weeks {ok, months} ago.  No more sickness, no more fires, no more traveling, no more fashion shows.  Just me at home with my projects, my family and my thoughts.  Yay! So I have to do … Continue reading 

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