Joyfully Smitten

I love to cook in the kitchen. I cook normally 3 meals a day at home 7 days a week. Sometimes we'll have the occasional breakfast or dinner out but usually you'll find us eating at home. We have control of the ingredients (meaning it's healthier and we know there aren't things we don't eat in our food!) and no one leaves the table hungry. Ive been posting recipes here for years and today I have a recipe that I typically use Farro for but it's now served in our kitchen featuring Einkorn … [Read more...]

“Tomorrow isn’t promised.” We’ve all heard it or said it but we don’t truly GET IT until the rug is pulled out from beneath us. For me, it was my grandmother’s passing just over 2 years and two months ago. I went back and forth on when to go back as she’d get better, decline then repeat. We booked the flight. I was going to deliver on the promise she would see me again. I was set on it. Instead the clouds parted on the cloudiest of days while I stood outside sharing with the neighbor of our … [Read more...]

I remember mopping the floor with our Swiffer pads and making A stay off the floor until  it was totally dry. I remember telling her “yuckies will get on your feet! I don’t want this in your body.” I’d hustled to get the floor mopped and her onto a task until the floor was dry. Even with other “green” products, something felt off. I got the concept of how the body worked thanks to my medical based background but it still didn’t CLICK that there was a better way than avoidance. I let a … [Read more...]

Hello there, it's been a while. It's been nearly six months since I last found myself here for a post. It seems like forever and a blip of time all at once. We've been settled into north Texas since last September. January hit and it finally felt more like home. We spent much the last week in January and two weeks of February in Colorado to be by the side of my granddad when he had his heart surgery. He drove himself to the doctor 45 minutes away, made in the door and promptly passed out (talk … [Read more...]

9 years ago, we said I do and what a wild 9 years it’s been. Here we are walking into our 10th year of marriage. It’s 12.75 years of being his girl. We’ve lived 10 different houses. 4 different states. 3 amazing kids. We’re just 2 people that know 1 thing for sure - at the end of the day, we know the other will still be standing firmly next to us. No matter how chaotic life gets. I won’t even pretend that marriage is easy. Two souls creating one life alongside the other isn’t seamless work. … [Read more...]

I feel like it's almost redundant of me to tell you how much I love this time of year, yet again, but it's so true. The hustle, the bustle, the gratitude, the transition of Thanksgiving to Christmas, etc etc etc. I really do love it all. I'm a little bit proud of myself, too. Why? Because I'm almost on top of my game this year. We're creating, crafting, and enjoying this season. Frankly, a few short weeks ago I wasn't sure the day would come with this move but here we are. Today I want to … [Read more...]