Sunflowers ~ Up Close 26 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm

{p,h,f,r} and Life Through the Lens 22 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm

I found a new link-up that I want to try and realized that it goes perfectly with this one that I already do every week. So if you are here from Life Through the Lens....welcome. I hope you enjoy this...

Simple Homeschool 21 Aug 2013 | 07:17 am

I home educate my children for so many different reasons. In fact, a friend recently asked me why I homeschool and there isn't an easy answer. It surely isn't easy to do, but I know it's worth the tim...

The Big Mess of Simplifying 20 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am

Let's face it...sometimes when we try to simplify, we end up making a big mess. Today was like that. I wanted to organize and simplify our school stuff since going back to school is on the horizon for...

A Garden Daybook 13 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm

I love to garden and this is the first house where I have actually gotten to enjoy the same garden several years in a row. I'm not a master gardener by any means, but I enjoy experimenting and learnin...

Dahlias 10 Aug 2013 | 09:02 am

The girls and I went to a dahlia farm this week and I couldn't stop taking photos. There were so many different varieties and I loved every single one. I could walk the rows of that farm every single ...

{pretty, happy, funny, real} 8 Aug 2013 | 07:26 pm

taking a moment to capture contentment and joy in every day life {pretty} Last week we were in Illinois visiting my family and I posted this photo on Instagram - a different kind of beauty than I'm ...

Nature in the Home 7 Aug 2013 | 08:56 pm

The nature in the home link up is on break for the summer, but that doesn't mean I've stopped bringing what's outside my home inside my home. This is one of my favorite parts of summer and now that my...

Grateful 5 Aug 2013 | 06:03 am

a few of the things I'm thankful for right now it's August ~ my favorite month of the year vacations seeing friends and family swimming in pools and lakes berry picking ice cream bike rides ga...

{pretty, happy, funny, real} 25 Jul 2013 | 07:40 pm

taking a moment to capture contentment and joy in every day life {pretty} {happy} Last week I got to meet musician, Compassion speaker and blogger, Shaun Groves. And I got to see my favorite all-ti...