{Blog-tember Challenge - Day 13 // Relationship Status}

Sept 13th: Your current relationship status. If dating/married, give us a glimpse of your story! If single, share about this special season.




I am very happily married to my best friend!! Nathan and I met when we were just teens in high school. We were best friends for a year before we actually started dating. Now we are celebrating our 18th year together this November 1st and we just had our 8th wedding anniversary on August 25th. Nathan truly is my soul-mate and completes me in every way.

{Blog-tember Challenge - Day 12 // Traditions}

Sept 12th: Tell us about a favorite tradition. It could be a family tradition or from a holiday, university, you-name-it. What makes it so special?

{Blog-tember Challenge - Day 11 // How I stay inspired}

Sept 11th: How do you stay inspired? Who inspires you the most?

My biggest and best inspiration is my boys, of course. I try to think about them in everything that I do and to always put them first. They both push me and make me want to be a better person, mother and wife. They encourage me. They give me the drive. They are my everything.

For the other things...music, Pinterest and Instagram inspire me. 

What inspires you?

{Blog-tember Challenge - Day 10 // 10 things I love about Me}

Sept 10th: List 10 things that you love about yourself! Let's kick that negative self-talk outta here!


Whew! I am posting this one so late because it's taken me forever to come up with 10 things. I always find it so hard to write about myself. Always.




+ the way I love
+ the mother i have become
+ the wife i have become
+ my thoughtfulness
+ my walk with Christ
+ my compassion
+ that i can find the good in almost every situation
+ my organization skills
+ my hair
+ my dedication

What do you love about yourself?

{Blog-tember Challenge - Day 8 // Music that moves me}

Sept 8th - Music that moves you. Are you a Spotify addict or a Pandora guru? Tell us your favorite artists/stations!

Oh music! Even though I don't have an ounce of musical talent in any shape, form or fashion, I love me some music. Seriously...what is more therapeutic to the soul than driving the backroads with the windows down and your music blaring? My music on my phone is growing by the minute. 

My favorite genre? Christian/Gospel. My car stays on 94.9 KLTY (safe for the whole family) unless the hubster gets in my car. Then it's mostly likely on a game or country. If I'm not listening to the Christian station then it's either my playlist (mostly Christian) or Texas/Red Dirt Country. I'm not much of a Nashville/Mainstream country music fan. It's all starting to sound too much like Pop.

Favorite songs/artists? Whatever You're Doing - Sanctus Real, Oceans - Hillsong, 10,000 Reasons - Matt Redman and absolutely anything by Chris Tomlin or Kari Jobe. 

Favorite Texas/Red Dirt artist? Aaron Watson is my all time favorite. I love that even though he's an artist and has played in his fair share of bars he keeps his values and still lets his light for Jesus shine. I love following his family via Instagram! 

As far as Pandora or Spotify goes...I am a fan of both! I have both apps on my phone and we stream via bluetooth in the car. I mostly listen to Spotify when working because I like being able to to choose specific songs & artists.

What's your favorite genre of music? Anything I must add to my list? I love finding new music!!

{Blog-tember - Day 7 // Books}

Sunday Sept 7th - What's on your current reading list? Or what have you read that you'd recommend?

CURRENTLY READING:
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

RECENTLY READ:
The Husbands Secret by Liana Moriarty
If I stay by Gale Forman
Where She Went by Gale Forman
The Fault in our Stars by John Green

FAVORITES/FOREVER RECOMMENDING:   
Can you keep a Secret by Sophie Kinsella  
Little Earthquakes by Jennifer Weiner

{Blog-tember - Day 6 // Currently}

Saturday Sept 6th - A "currently" post. Tell us what you're loving, hating, eating, reading, etc.

Loving // My sweet little family. That Fall is on the horizon. And the blogging community! 

Making // Memories. Lists. Blog graphics.

Building // Legos with my little guy. Relationships.

Reading // The bible/she reads truth // The Good Girl by Mary Kubica & Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty

Looking forward to // Our adults only trip to the beach with this gem and another one of our friends. All relationships formed from the internet! 

Wishing // For Fall. my favorite.

Enjoying // Every single second I get to spend with my boys. 

Wondering // What Masons future wife will be like and if I will be as graceful as this mama

Hoping // My boys know how much I love them.

Marveling // at my sweet little Mason Lane and his precious soul.

Smelling // Pumpkin Marshmallow in the scentsy

Following // This Blog-tember challenge

Noticing // That our beach trip is like 2 weeks away and I need to drop some pounds!

Thinking // You name it.

Feeling // So thankful. so blessed.


Praying// That Mason's eye patch therapy is working so that he doesn't need surgery.

{Blog-tember Challenge - Day 5 // I am passionate about...}

Sept 5th: "I am passionate about ______________. "

+ my husband
+ my son
+ being the best mother I can be
+ being intentional in relationships
+ Jesus
+ teaching Mason about Jesus
+ taking pictures
+ holidays
+ family
+ life & love

What are you passionate about?

{Blog-tember challenge - days 2 & 3}

Switching it up a bit and following the prompts for day 2 and 3 from Bailey Jean @ BRAVE LOVE!

Sept 2nd's prompt: Write about what makes you happy, from the little joys to the huge game-changers.

What makes me happy? This list could go on and on.

Family. Hugs from my boys. Worship music. Bible Studies. Jesus. Fall. Brisk breezes. The Peony Project Community. Friends. My son's Pre-K school and teacher. Pumpkin Marshmallow Scentsy. Iced Coffee. New planners & new pens. New pajamas. College Football. Pumpkin patches. Reading books with Mason. Hummingbirds. Puppies. The Mountains. Traveling. When Mason talks about Jesus. Camping. Photographs. Books. Blogging. Snail mail. Walks with the family. Christmas. Christmas tree farms. Traditions. Planning trips. The things children say. Especially Mason. Love and Laughter. Diet Dr Pepper.

Sept 3rd's prompt: "When I grow up I want to be..." Answer as your 5-year-old self or as you are now.

For as long as I can remember I wanted to be three things; a teacher, an astronaut and a mother. Well, I'm not a teacher and I am clearly not an astronaut. I am the best of the three. A mother. It's everything I have ever dreamed of times a gazillion. It's the biggest blessing {along with being a wife} in the world. I love being a Mommy. I love the little I love You's. I love the learning and growing and teaching. I love all of the big milestones and the little in betweens. I love the bond I've developed with my little love. I love everything about it.

What makes you happy? And what do you want to be when you grow up?