Make it Monday | Making Beef Stroganoff

Foods, Make it Monday, Recipes, Seasons, Self-care

My husband loves beef stroganoff. I usually avoid it. Not because I don’t like it; I’m just allergic to one of the primary ingredients: mushrooms. So I embarked on a journey to find a delicious stroganoff that my husband would love and that I could eat.

Make it Monday | Making Room to Recharge

Family, General, Make it Monday, Personal Thoughts, Self-care

In a time when we are all encouraged to practice self-care, whether as mothers, fathers, single, married, older, or younger, we are simultaneously pressured to find that nebulous ‘thing’ that helps each of us capture what will restore our weary souls. Then, if we do discover it, we must find a way to incorporate it into our lives. This task becomes all the more difficult when what feeds us is an allusive concept as easy to grasp as the fog on a rainy day.

Reading Wednesday | Cozy, Snowy Cuddles

BookLook, Books Review, Children's Fiction, Seasons, Writing Spot

It may not be popular, but I love it when the weather turns cold. I love wearing fuzzy sweaters, bundling in cozy blankets, and drinking hot chocolate. So when I had a chance to review a book all about winter chilliness, I had to investigate. Cozy, Snowy Cuddles wonderfully captures that cozy winter feeling in a touch-and-feel board book for little readers.

Reading Wednesday | Candy Apple Blessings

BookLook, Books Review, Children's Fiction, Christian Fiction, Holidays, Seasons, Writing Spot

I’m a big fan of Autumn. So when I spotted a children’s book that talked about all the good things about Fall, I couldn’t wait to read it. Candy Apple Blessings, illustrated by Maddie Frost, is a fantastic introduction the wonderfulness found between the months of September to November. 

Reading Wednesday| I am a Bunny

Books Review, Children's Fiction, Writing Spot

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved Golden Books. So whenever I come across one, I love to read it to my son. One of our current favorites is I am a Bunny by Ole Risom. In honor of Children’s Book Week, here’s my review of this lovely story.

Living in the in Between

Holidays, Personal Thoughts, Writing Spot

The week between Christmas and New Years is an awkward time. Christmas is over, but lights and trees are still up. The year is ending, but the new one hasn’t begun. We feel sluggish from the holiday sweets, but not ready to start new year resolutions. It’s an in between time that doesn’t feel like it’s going anywhere.