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season | winter

in loving memory of my sweet grandmother

olive june December 19, 2024

during the late evening hours of december 17th, my maternal grandmother passed away. i was very close to her and she will always be a part of me. it is so hard to lose a…

an annual autumn family dinner

olive june November 20, 2024

we started this tradition last fall to mark the beginning of a new season and to celebrate three years in our home. the beginning of summer is usually spent at the beach and winter is…

a birthday for nash

olive june July 9, 2024

written on the evening of june 12, 2024 | today you are six, my lovemy boy of wonder and lightlover of the color yellow and baking and picking flowers and making others laugha day full…

an afternoon tea for two

olive june June 19, 2024

as a family, my husband and i try to spend individual time with our children and lately, i have gone on a date with both of my sons. the younger son and i went to…

borrowed words

olive june June 6, 2024

“If the month of June was your friend

season | winter

simply gather

holiday teacher gift baskets

olive june December 23, 2020
i am the room mom for nash’s two’s class and really enjoyed putting together these baskets for his teachers..below are the details here hopefully, they felt cared for + because teachers truly deserve it- even more this year! details of baskets | baskets: thriftedplaid towel lining…

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in our home

season | autumn

currently | december edition

olive june December 21, 2020
“even here there is graceto travel these depthsat a mindful pace.”-mhn currently | listening | constant christmas tunes – especially ingrid michaelson, judy garland, leslie odom jr, ensemble magnolia, sinatra, piano, the carpenters, and elvis. i also love listening to podcasts when i drop the boys off at…

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borrowed words

borrowed words

olive june December 2, 2020
i saw these words the other day and they hit me. so i wanted to share with you all: “so often, children are punished for being human. children are not allowed to have grumpy moods, bad days, disrespectful tones, or bad attitudes, yet we adults…

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in our city

in our home

season | autumn

a grateful heart

olive june November 18, 2020
sunday morning rest

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in our home

season | autumn

making a home | our kitchen

olive june November 12, 2020
“live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find eternity in each moment.” – henry david thoreau

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in our home

motherhood

season | autumn

light

olive june November 6, 2020
Follow my blog with Bloglovin i think we can all agree that this week has been a lot with the election… and then add halloween, parks’ first day at his new elementary school, a baby shower, home renovations/continuing to get settled into our new home,…

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season | autumn

trick or treat

olive june November 5, 2020
Follow my blog with Bloglovin happy week after halloween, dear friends. i hope yours was safe and darling and cozy. ours was pretty simple and just how we intended it to be. we made cinnamon rolls and the boys picked out their costumes, we went…

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season | autumn

simply gather

simply gather | a baby shower

olive june November 2, 2020
we celebrated the sweetest (she is a gem) momma yesterday and her littlest baby- baby #4 due at the beginning of december. the shower took place at their lovely country farmhouse- and was a dream. i prayed for this loving group of mom friends a…

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in our home

season | autumn

settling in | autumn touches

olive june October 30, 2020
it is the end of october and i am taking it all in like a good book or a perfect cup of coffee before your children rise. lately, i have also been taking in the way the light shines in this mercurial glow as i…

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in our home

motherhood

heal + grow