Family

Yesterday after work, I drove by The Simple Farm. It was a beautiful afternoon and I just wandered around and looked at the beautiful soaps, food and jellies! Have a wonderful Friday, friends! Kate

My brain races back and forth between thoughts filled with cartwheels, back hand springs and shouting to the world what a beautiful day it is and a stressed out, worrying, grudge-holder with never ending to do lists. If plans change around me, watch out. Batten down...

Lately, I have been sitting down to blog and I find myself losing my free-time by just looking through Christmas pictures. I suppose there is just a time for everything. There is a time for blogging new posts, there is a time for a brilliant DIY, there is a time for...

Murphy wanted to tell you Happy 2012! Hugs to you! Kate

Over the holiday, we played a lot of cards. Grandmas favorite is Crazy 8s. It reminded me of countless evenings in Corpus Christi, Texas, playing at her kitchen table in the house on Southern. In her kitchen, she had a round table that was built into a bay window....

This was a good one. You know? Just a really, really good Christmas. We were in Houston, going back and forth, and it was just really, really good. (Oh. I said that already? Sorry.) I don't think I cooked one meal. How is that even possible? Between my brother, my...

  Somestimes, Walls around my heart have make a barricade, impassable to even my dearest family. I pray that 2012 will remind me to lean on my sweet Jesus's strength and sovereignty. I pray that 2012 will teach me that it is not my goodness or my trying that...

Last week, we took a drive up to College Station, Texas ~ where our love story began. We were engaged right here under the Century Tree, we danced at Denim and Diamonds, we had our rehearsal dinner at Tom's BBQ, we were married at St. Thomas Aquinas, we had our...

I think i am learning a little bit about traditions. The first thing the kids asked when we landed was "are we going to see Aunt Margaret and make cookies?" When I told mom what they had asked, I learned it was already in the works! Something that I didn't necessarily...