There are so many life lessons that I want to teach my children. So many nuggets of wisdom that I want to place on their hearts with the strongest superglue possible. The importance of being a friend, and understanding the precious gem that is true friendship is pretty high up on that list. So…
Every day of my children’s lives I’ve told them that I love them. I love their fearlessness and the way the jump headfirst into whatever life sends their way I love their silliness and boundless enthusiasm and joy I love how Princess gets lost in books and in her artwork and journaling, yet just…
It’s the last day of 2012, which means that I of course, must do the obligatory round up post. 2012 has been a year filled with fun and amazing guest posters, delicious new recipes, revamped old recipes and since it’s then last day of the year – I present y’all with the cheaters version,…
Nathan and I are completely redoing our bedroom, getting rid of furniture, moving things around and in doing so I’ve come across some old pictures that have made me laugh, some of the kids from when they were first born that made me want to cry, and in an old bible, I found a worn…
Merry Christmas Eve, y’all! As a Christmas present to y’all, I’m sharing one of my new favorite treats. Leave these cookies for Santa and you’ll definitely be on Santa’s Nice List. I present to y’all – Eggnog Frosted Sugar Cookies. Every Christmas, as far back as I can remember, my Dad made his legendary eggnog,…
I love baking cookies, I’m no Bridget, and my cookies may not be works of art, but they’re yummy. For most people, the sugar cookie is THE definitive cookie of Christmas baking and Decorating, and I do love a good sugar cookie, but aside from sugar cookies, I don’t think any cookie (for me) is…
You know those Christmas Trees that you see in the Mall or in magazines and craft stores, y’all know the ones that I’m talking about, they’re perfection… swathed in gorgeous ribbons and lights, all the ornaments are color coordinated and the trees just take your breath away. I love those trees. That’s not our tree,…
For Baking and Cooking and sharing your favorite flavors and treats with loved ones. This Pumpkin Cake with Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting is one of my favorite treats to make for absolutely no reason at all, except that it’s the holiday season and during this time of year I find myself unable to resist…
I love the Holiday season, the sights, the smells, the music, the parties… One of my favorite holiday memories from childhood are the baking parties my parents would host. Family friends would come over and bring their favorite cookie recipes (or already baked cookies) and we would spend hours baking, decorating, laughing, eating and making…
I love words. Written. Spoken. Sung. I have always had an obsession with words. I have been fascinated with them for as long as I can remember. Our words are one of the most powerful things we have. With our words we can lift someone up, we can shatter them, we can change everything…
A couple of months ago, Harry & David invited me out to Oregon with some of the most amazing women I’ve ever known and we were given the opportunity to share, laugh, learn in one of the most gorgeous little corners of America and we were able to do all this while combining some of…