This book will definitely be in my top 10 favorites for this year. Daniel Nayeri wrote Everything Sad Is Untrue from the perspective of his elementary and middle school self after his family immigrated from Iran to Oklahoma. He weaves Persian legends in with his family’s history in a windy […]

How are we already a quarter of the way through 2022? I hope you’ve had a great start to your year and are enjoying seeing signs of spring. I love all the new buds and blooms on the plants. I’m back with some favorites to share with you! These are […]

One spiritual discipline I wanted to focus on this year is memorizing scripture. My sister gifted me with a subscription to Dwell Differently and this has been such a great tool to help! Each month, their community memorizes a new verse together using a beautiful design with the first letter […]

Does anyone else feel like January took three months to get through? It was a good month, but it just felt so long. We are halfway through winter, and my favorites this month include a few things that I am finding joy in during this colder season. I started the […]

We are in the midst of my favorite time of year! I hope this season brings you joy, too. If you are in need of gift ideas, be sure to check out my 2021 Gift Guide for some great businesses to support. I love sharing some of my favorite things […]

I hope you are enjoying some nice fall weather and looking forward to rolling into the last two months of 2021. I’m sharing a few of my favorite things in October with you, in hopes that you might find some joy and encouragement from these things too. I’d love to […]

Happy fall, my friends! I hope you are enjoying some cooler weather! I am looking forward to making my favorite tortilla soup once it cools down a bit more. In the meantime, I have begun decorating my house for fall, listening to my fall playlist and diffusing or burning fall […]

Are you as excited about the fall as I am? I cannot wait for some cooler temps, a football game, fall decorations, soup and getting our fireplace going. After taking the month of July off from writing, I am back with my monthly favorites. As always, I hope sharing some […]

Happy summer to you! I hope you have some fun things on the calendar to look forward to. Scheduling fun can bring weeks and even months of joyful anticipation. Whatever you are doing, I hope you’ll pause, take a deep breath and think grateful thoughts for the small and the […]