Joyfully Smitten

We had the best time this last weekend at the Texas motor Speedway at the 2019 Freedom Fest. We surprise the kids by taking them down and letting them know they were going to get to watch some of their favorite artists. We are Messengers, Mandisa, Micah Tyler, Pat Barrett, Austin French, and For King and Country were all there performing. We knew it would be super hot and we were not sure what to expect for the crowds but we are so happy that we went. It was hot until the storm came through and … [Read more...]

F O U R We really hit the jackpot when we got you, buddy. You’re sensitive, insightful, humble, generous, and thoughtful. You do incredibly well at which battles to pick but speak up when you’re passionate about something or have been pushed too far. Your belly laugh makes my heart soar and I wish I could play it on replay all day every day. • Happy 4th Birthday! I hope you’ve been enjoying your birthday (or birthday week, rather 😉) because you deserve the whole world. … [Read more...]

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...]