I almost skipped this post, I was texting with Kristin this morning and I was pretty stumped about who I would switch lives with. But after giving it some thought, I might have a few contenders. Perhaps someone who can belt it out. If you're like me and you can't sing good, don't you think that would be the coolest thing ever? I would spend all day serenading ALL the people. I'm pretty convinced that Jesus didn't gift me with that talent because there is no way in the world I would be humble about it. I would sing my order in restaurants, and sing you directions to my house, I would not be able to contain myself. So Adele, I pick you. Or maybe I would be one of my … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
blogtember: read, reading, to be read
Sorry for the unexpected break, Allen announced around lunch time on Friday that we were going to sneak away to Nashville for about 24 hours for our anniversary. It was super fun, I'm back to reality now, but it definitely put a kink in my Blogtember plans. Spontaneous travel trumps the blog. That's just the way it is. But, I thought I'd write a quick post today and get back to the challenge! Back in July, loaned me a stack of books to read on my beach trip. If you don't know, let me just tell you that she doesn't recommend a bad book. I always read whatever she tells me, without question. We sometimes feel a little differently about the characters (ahem, Louisa Clark), … [Read more...]
whole 30 chicken and sausage soup
I did a Instagram story series a couple of weeks ago on this soup and it's definitely become the most requested recipe. The problem with Insta-stories is they disappear in 24 hours, but since it got so much traction, I thought I would put it here on my blog, so we'll have it forever. Or for as long as I pay my domain registration fee. I can't take credit, it belongs to my sweet friend, Fran. She got me hooked on it and I've probably made it about a dozen times since. I know I throw around the word favorite but this is truly a favorite in our house. Everyone eats it, and it always gives us leftovers, and it's even better the next day. And while I have your attention, let's talk about … [Read more...]