a grateful heart

breathe it in. be all there. 

last week i decided to disconnect from this space + instagram for the week to take in all that is around me. i love both of these communities so much- so it’s hard. i have realized so much this year that there is so much around me and that i need to listen to my body. a house that needs cleaning. dinner that needs making. a toddler that needs playing and bathing and feeding and cuddling. a husband that needs advice and arms to hold and a shop that needs its shop owner. and in between all of this, there is my desire to document and to photograph. i beat myself up and pressure myself to maintain it all.  but then i laugh. and i eat a bowl of honey nut cheerios, blast some good tunes, grab parks’ chubby little hand to dance and realize that i just need to enjoy being where i am, in the middle of it all. 

i like being right there. 

-a grateful heart-

(it’s been awhile and i miss these posts)

+ the days parks and i grab a smoothie and walk around one of my favorite neighborhoods + play at a local park 

+ a church i genuinely look forward to going every week, a place that has been so influential to my husband and i over the past seven months

+ norah jones holiday station 

+ the color, camel 

last weekend, we traveled without parks to florida for the weekend

our resort was so lovely + serene + beautiful

j.w marriott – marco island

with my sweet husband – he’s such a great one. 

my dress | asos pleated tea dress in red

mornings with this special little boy

adoring this oversized coat in rose + camel + black

it’s from a boutique where i grew up

here is the link | minster merchant31

{and it’s under $40!}

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what are you most grateful for lately?