i feel like a negative post after a gratitude post is kind of necessary. i’m only human, after all—not rainbows and unicorns 24/7. the older i get, the easier it is to list 100 things i don’t love than 100 i do. in fact, i’ve been stuck at 50 things i love in my phone… Continue reading 100 more things i do not love – part four
this post started after reading a friend’s blog in 2023, which reminded me of my daily gratitude journal and how small things add up. i wanted to see what would happen if i wrote down a few good things each day for a whole year—not to show off, but to anchor myself through life as… Continue reading 365 grateful days of 2025
i began writing this series in may 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. but it stayed—and so did you. thank you for showing up each month. source these candies (my dad's and ella's favorite) are normally half this price. found this in my phone - from ella when she was little source ella is… Continue reading what i kept – december 2025
there have been so many things to smile about over the last two weeks, so i thought i'd condense them into one post to round out the holiday break- because let’s be honest, it can feel like a never-ending jumble of days, and that’s another reason to smile. -i haven't had to set an alarm… Continue reading smiles over holiday break
recently, cup of jo shared their readers' favorite photos of the year, and i thought that was a wonderful idea for a blog post. i notice that i take lots of pictures of the little things in my life, but rarely of myself with others. this is something i hope to work on in 2026,… Continue reading favorite photos of the year
i wrote a post the week of thanksgiving on a whim, thanks to a journaling prompt. it turned out to be such a great post to write. i loved the act of keeping a list of things that made me smile. paying attention to the things that made me physically smile feels different than my… Continue reading smiles this week – 12/19/25
A Grace Full Life 