What I Learned in August

Hi everyone! It's time to join Emily and a ton of other lovelies to share what lessons the past month has brought. Welcome to the August 2014 of What I Learned!  Finding a rhythm takes time. Y'all, we are 3+ weeks into the school year and still haven't managed to find a good flow. I'm determined not to rush the process and make my family crazy with my need for routine. We'll get there ... and about the time we do, football season will be over and we'll start basketball and it will all be ... [Read More]

for your weekend

{This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.}   Oh y'all! My favorite time of year has arrived — college football season!! Last night Texas A&M beat Steve Spurrier's team at South Carolina without Johnny Manziel and I was delighted! The Vandy game was delayed due to rain and didn't kick off until almost 10 pm. If I hadn't been exhausted from helping unpack at my grandparent's new house all day ... [Read More]

My Fall Capsule Wardrobe {an experiment}

{This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through them I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.} Okay, so I'm definitely not a fashion blogger. However, I do love to look cute AND I have a limited clothing budget {and what I do have typically ends up being spent on my girl ... can a momma get an "amen" on that??}. I mentioned last week my interest in developing a capsule wardrobe.  I have several reasons I wanted to give this a go — but the biggest ... [Read More]

On Fruit and Monday Mornings

{This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase through them I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.} Some Monday mornings don't look quite like we had planned. I had all sorts of plans for this Monday morning. Most of them centered around coffee, the Ellie Holcomb station on Pandora, and a ton of writing. But the fruit ... oh the fruit. The fruit so desperately needing to be turned into something else before the fruit fly invasion began. The fruit ... [Read More]

For Your Weekend {a little early}

{This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.} Oh my word, y'all! This week has been crazy busy for us ... and the weekend looks even more chaotic. {Can someone please tell me how to be two places at once???} My preference is to share some of the goodness I've found through the week on my Facebook page over the weekend. But I'm afraid that might not come to fruition. So I gathered them up here for you in one ... [Read More]

Jesus Calling: One of my Favorite Devotionals

{This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.} I offer rest for your soul, as well as refreshment for your mind and body. {Jesus Calling, August 19} I'm not really sure when or where I received my first copy of Jesus Calling, I just know once I opened the pages I was captivated. For years I've been personalizing Scripture in my prayers ... but hearing the words of Scripture personalized as a message to me ... [Read More]