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On this site, you'll find a collection of my favorite recipes and stories. I'm a big fan of food --- real food --- and am passionate about celebrating life, one crumb at a time.

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  • Everyone else is outside soaking up the very brief hiatus from the rain, but this one has been doing play doh ALL day long (I mean, like seriously five hours) and is happy as he can be. 🤷‍♀️😂💙
  • Current kid reads! My kids are 15 months, 3.5 and 5.5 and here is what we are loving this week. We are actually listening to By the Shores of Silver Lake on Audible, but the rest are just read alouds. I have been trying to read a chapter of Charlottes Web right after they get home from school! We have book baskets all over our house, encouraging the practice of just picking up one and settling in on the couch. Grayson is not reading independently yet (and no, I’m not at all worried - he will in his own time) and loves nothing more than to be read to. We call books treasures in our home because they are! 📚📚📚
  • Today’s nature walk. 🌿 Hunting for ladybugs in the brush, catnaps on trees and checking under all the stumps for worms and beetles. I once read that if you want your kids to spend more time in nature, you need to take them. It’s definitely not always easy or convenient but we try every day. Sometimes (well, most of the time) I’d probably rather stay in with my cup of tea and slippers on but for the boys sake, I’m going to keep pulling on my boots and rain jacket and keep taking them out this winter. ❄️ Grayson is doing a really cool new outdoor occupational therapy program that is half therapy half forest school and I love it. During his first session, the kids hiked up into the woods, built a campfire and made hot cocoa! How cool is that?!? ✨
  • When I thought about my life when I was younger, I always assumed I would have a boy and a girl...or maybe two boys and two girls. I never ever EVER considered the fact that my house would be filled with boys. 😂 What a hilarious joy it is! The other day, I had taken the boys to a local museum and after, we were having lunch in the museum cafe. Not one, but TWO older people came over to me saying how “brave” I was and “are they all mine??” All? I have three kids, not twelve. I continually chuckle at comments like this. I asked the second man who confronted us commenting on my bravery if it was odd for a mother to take her children to museum for the day. No, he said, not odd but he never sees it anymore. 🤔 Who knows. Little do these people know that many places still totally give me panic attacks when I have to take all three children to them. The natural history museum is not one of them. What better place for the kids to run free while absorbing bits of art and culture along the way. Actually the museum is sort of my “safe spot” (as opposed to post offices, libraries, doctor waiting rooms...anywhere quiet where pens can be grabbed and thrown violently). Anyway, raising these boys sure is never boring but I’m thankful for each day I have loving them. They are each so unique and precious (also loud, rambunctious, physical, dirty and dare I say, gross). 💙
  • Christmas 2019 in the books. ✨ We’ve rested, played and eaten to our hearts content. What a joyful way to end this year. Feeling so thankful for family and just being together. I made a Christmas ham for lunch yesterday and spicy dungeness crab cioppino for dinner. We are so lucky - thank you, Jesus!
  • Happy holidays from our family to yours. 🎄 I am officially signing off until after Christmas! I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday! 📷 @comeplum
  • One of the things I love most about this advent season is the gathering of people all over the world in beautiful old churches to sing Christmas carols every Sunday. It is so moving and brings tears to my eyes. What a wonderful service we had today! Lessons + Carols will always be my favorite service of the year. It has been absolutely amazing to watch how God has been at work in our little church in Oakland, California in only two short years. ✨
  • We woke up to two fresh feet of snow! I came downstairs early, lit the stove and made coffee. It might be a looooong drive home today but what a magical snowy weekend we’ve had! 🌲❄️
  • This year I wanted more from advent. Previously, we always pushed in the boxes on the Trader Joe’s calendars, my boys eager in their jammies for that bit of milk chocolate before breakfast. This year, I wanted to go deeper, to slow down and to teach the boys that this season is about more than chocolate and presents. The wonderful thing about having young kids is that you get to dictate the types of traditions you and your family pursue. For us, that means reading together every day, discussing why we celebrate and keeping an attitude of thankfulness. I’m loving doing fun, simple crafts with the kids, afternoon teatimes and (obviously) the occasional Christmas movie. I can’t recommend this absolutely lovely book enough! It’s beautiful and different with gorgeous illustrations. We are loving both @shereadstruth and @thepeacefulpress for our studies this year and both are still available if you’re interested. ❄️
  • My oldest boy. Sweet, incredibly creative, out of the box thinker. Loves to make, to do, to travel and experience new things. Extroverted to a T, we don’t always see eye to eye but he teaches me new lessons every day. Something you may not know - that I keep to myself for privacy sake but may help someone out there if I speak up - Grayson has pretty extreme ADHD and neurological developmental delays. I never want him to think of his learning disorder as a hindrance, but rather God given. He’s able to see the world through different lenses. It’s not bad, it’s just different. Our reality is full of therapy, appointments, trying new diets and lots and lots of grace. I tell you this today in case you, too, are parenting a different kid. I understand the days can be long and trying sometimes, and you may feel stretched too thin or not up for the task. But let me tell you - you are up for the task. As my friend @jessaconnolly says, you’re the girl for the job. It’s amazing what our children can teach us every day if we are open to receive it. 💙 Also? Next time you see a mama with a different kid or a child who is struggling, instead of judging or pointing a finger, maybe just assume she is doing the best she can.
  • #AD Even though it definitely feels like winter here in California, we are still enjoying summer vibes with Late July Organic Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips! My whole family LOVES “chili n’ chips night” and I am still making my grandma’s midwestern chili recipe - the same one I grew up with. 🥰 We eat this over elbow macaroni with sour cream on top. These Late July melt in your mouth tortilla chips are the perfect addition but also delicious enough to eat on their own! It definitely makes for an cozy sort of night. 🌲❄️ How do you do YOUR chili n’ chips night? #summerneverends @latejulyorganic
  • When I sit down and think about the past year, the words “difficult and exhausting” spring right up. No doubt, it was a harder year than I anticipated. But - then after I sit with that for a minute, and be coming out on the other side of it, I’m able to see all of the fruit. Sure, it was a hard year but it also was a year of immense immense growth. A year ago, I rarely ever took a quiet time. Now, I literally spring out of bed by 5:45 just for a half hour by myself before everyone wakes up. It’s become the best thing I’ve ever done. I light candles, make coffee and read. Then, I’m able to put it all away, unload the dishwasher, get the breakfast going, wake the kids...all of that. Reading good books has 100% changed the game for me this year. And if you don’t think you have time, just look at that app on your phone that says where you mostly spend your time. Social media is pretty high on the list. I’m willing to bet if you added up all the minutes of mindless Instagram scrolling you do daily, you’d be able to find the time to read real books. Just a thought. ;) Here’s what I’m reading right now! 🌲🙌🏻✨@shereadstruth #advent2019 @sally.clarkson

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