It is my duty as a human to share this recipe with you. It’s simple, healthy, gluten-free, has no refined sugar and no oil. But the flavor it fantastic. My teens devour these muffins, it’s important I have them on hand at ALL TIMES. If you click here, you can find the recipe. My personal […]

About to board a school bus to chaperone a field trip, I overheard a conversation among parents about children with allergies and how they don’t understand why home baked goods and candy aren’t allowed in the elementary school. How do they allow one child to ruin everyone else’s experience? As I eavesdropped, I could see […]

Muffins are my love language, no matter the season. Lemons make me happy, especially in the summer. This lemon muffin recipe? It fulfills all of my hopes and dreams. It’s a simple little recipe that results in the perfect summer muffin. So, while you may be thinking summer means angel food cake and strawberries…make no […]

Capturing a moment of my day has been one of the best decisions I have made. I started on March 1st, I’ve missed a few days here and there, but I don’t beat myself up over that. This process reminds me of how many sweet moments there are in a day and how quickly we […]

This was one of my favorite maternity sessions, simply because this Mama was so excited to capturing her pregnancy. Previous losses gave them gave them such gratitude for this growing baby in her belly and it showed in her eyes and in her smile. You’ll have to see for yourself…

Sitting on a toilet, in a public restroom, sobbing silently, my hand covering my mouth to try to quiet the sound. Veins popping in my neck, the pressure pushing through the top of my head. I want to take my fists and pound on everything. I want to scream and yell and throw things violently. […]

Sarah Jane has been a fussy little girl. Over Easter weekend she spent much of her weekend screaming and yelling and complaining an awful lot. It was then that her pale skin was noticed by me and a few others. But we didn’t think much of it and we certainly blamed her sour mood on […]

Creating sauce from fruit is so delicious and perfectly simple. It’s the perfect way to welcome summer into our kitchens. You can add it to ice cream, shortcake, pancakes, french toast, angel food cake, biscuits, oatmeal or just lick it directly off the spoon. It’s so simple, I’m not even going to make a recipe […]

I hope you guys are enjoying my weekly menu planning posts. I’m excited about this coming week’s menu, probably because it contains pulled pork, mashed potatoes and homemade mac and cheese. What more could a girl want? Last week, I linked to a chicken lo mein recipe, you guys, YOU MUST MAKE IT IMMEDIATELY. I […]

So, we all die. We just don’t talk about it. And by IT, I mean, what actually happens when someone dies. We’re all curious about it but we also know that we can’t say “I’m sorry your Grandma passed away. Who did you call when it happened? Did she go to the morgue? Did you […]