A Bowl Full of Simple

Family Getaway | Lake Tahoe

February 28, 2014

A Bowl Full of Simple | Homewood Ski Resort

We are finally out of the woods, {pun intended}. Since 2002, I’ve either been pregnant or caring for a little one on the sidelines while my husband, then husband and son, and then husband, son, and daughter head up the mountain. This winter two huge things have happened – We are once and for all, […]

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Kelly Corrigan | Glitter and Glue

February 24, 2014

It is with so much honor that I write to you about one of my favorite authors today. I first was introduced to Kelly Corrigan when in early 2009, my friend Nancy sent me the link to Kelly’s now famous video “Transcending.” The rest has become a part of my history. I can remember almost […]

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A Family Message Board

February 17, 2014

Just updated our message board again recently and thought you may like to take another look at it. I first wrote about it in a series on heading Back to School in 2012. This is a favorite part of our kitchen. The chalkboard always has a positive quote and our afternoon helpers chart. These are jobs that […]

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Friday Favorites

February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine’s Day and Happy Weekend. It’s a week off of school for the kids here. What will we do with ourselves with all our free time? Cook a little, play a little, ski a little, who knows all we’ll be up to this week. For now, here is one of my favorite love sonnets, […]

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Sausage, Kale + White Bean Soup

February 9, 2014

Well it’s mid-winter and I’m eating soups all.the.time. I may have mentioned (repeatedly) my addiction to soup before. It’s fierce, especially in the winter like all of us. Today’s soup comes from my friends at Prescribe Nutrition. These ladies really know their stuff and know that you aren’t going to cut the “bad stuff” out […]

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Inspiration | Valentine’s Day

February 2, 2014

Valentine’s Day is a sweet little holiday. The image above is from a dinner Sunday Suppers hosted. Aren’t the simplest ideas the best. I love how beautiful and sweet this ‘love’ sign is made using a few twigs and some pretty tape. It is exactly how I feel about Valentine’s Day. When you keep things […]

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Friday Favorites

January 31, 2014

I’ve been in a contemplative mood these past 2 weeks. Grateful for the space to write here in my tiny corner of the internet. I’ve been following a food blog called The Fresh 20 blog for a few months. This month she has started a new series of “daily pledges.” Check it out and let me know […]

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Perspective

January 29, 2014

I’m not sure exactly what causes a shift in my perspective on things. {I certainly can’t blame it on having the winter blues as California hasn’t seen winter since early 2013.} It occurred to me that a perspective shift had happened in me when I walked up to the kitchen sink the other day and […]

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Chicken Enchiladas

January 27, 2014

Sorry friends. I shared this one on Instagram a while ago and never got it up for you. Better late than never. This may possibly be one of my most simple family meals. It is definitely one of the few that EVERYONE enjoys. You can add it to the list of meals I make […]

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Baseball Birthday Party

January 24, 2014

One thing I’ve learned having three kids is that you cannot assume any child will be any certain way. No matter how much you may wish they were more this or more that, the mold is set. Every beautiful being on earth is their own person. This has never been truer to me than watching […]