Sweet Reader, if you have noticed a quiet space here on the blog over the last week, thank you so much for your grace and your patience. To be completely vulnerable, summer took a sudden, whirlwind turn behind the scenes. For a minute there, we were facing a massive, unexpected change that had my mind in utter chaos a…

We are officially three days into July, and if I’m being completely honest, my summer break has taken a turn I never saw coming. When June ended, I had this beautiful, romanticized picture in my mind of what July would look like. I was craving a slow, simplistic rhythm. I wanted lazy mornings, quiet afternoons with my…

Welcome to July, sweet friends! I can’t quite wrap my head around the fact that we are officially stepping into the second half of 2026. June flew by in a chaotic blur of closing out the school year, resetting our home, and embracing the very first weeks of summer break. But as we stand on the edge of July,the true he…

Here is an honest check-in for you: Two days in, life hit. We hit a sudden financial tight spot, I lost access to my car for the week, my hormones crashed, and I found myself staring at a box of taquitos just trying to figure out how to stretch things until payday. I wanted to pretend I was sparkling right out of the …

Can you believe we are already winding down the month of June? This month has been such a beautiful journey of slowing down, returning to the rituals that ground us, and finding magic in the ordinary, everyday moments of summer. As we look ahead to the sun-drenched days of July and August, I wanted to do something spe…

There is a specific kind of magic that belongs entirely to a summer thunderstorm. When the bright, sun-drenched days suddenly give way to heavy grey clouds, the world seems to whisper a gentle invitation: slow down. While summer is usually synonymous with pool days, outdoor adventures, and packing our schedules to the…

To My Heavenly Father: My Father Who is in Heaven, You knew me before anything existed. You knit me together in my mother's womb with a good plan for my life on earth. You still love me though I do not deserve it. You still forgive me although I fail You daily. You still draw near to me even when I try to put dist…

I have a few vivid summer memories that I return to often, and every single one of them has a soundtrack. The first takes me back to the beginning of summer break right after I graduated eighth grade. I had tagged along with my mom to the grocery store, but decided to wait out the errand in the backseat of the car. As…