6:30 p.m... the phone rings. It’s Jarod. “Mom? Hey, so we’re both ok, everyone’s fine… but we were in a wreck…”

SpiritualityJana SchmittDecember 7, 2018peace, fear, worry, anxiety, Christmas, holidays, wreck, beauty, Christmas decor, home renovation Comments

Getting Back on Track

I have a confession. I haven’t been been living up to my own words.

HomeAlyssa BellNovember 16, 2018 Comment

Fostering The Little Things

Some days I forget to breath until I finally lay my head on the pillow, realizing that I’ve eaten a handful of Frosted Flakes and an on-the-go dinner.

Out of Balance

Do you ever feel like your life has somehow gotten out of balance? Sort of like a tire that’s worn thin on one side, causing it to wobble and screech and no longer perform its job very well.

WellnessJana SchmittOctober 13, 2018 Comment

My Fixer-Upper Soul

We are seven weeks into the loft renovation. There are six of us living in close quarters, all of us with so much on our plate.

SpiritualityJana SchmittSeptember 21, 2018Comment

What Seeds Did You Plant Today?

In the weeks between finishing school and starting my job, I felt an unusual amount of pressure to answer the question, “what did you do today?”

Empowerment, HomeAlyssa BellSeptember 14, 2018stay at home mom, motherhood, purpose, planting Comment

Immovable Like Mountains

Mountains are only moved by the force of the earth moving, which might as well be the hand of God. This summer has found me needing to hold on to that thought.

Spirituality, EmpowermentAmber WhiteSeptember 7, 2018Comment

Costa Rica + Coming Home

We spent the last two weeks in Costa Rica, a country we’ve longed to visit for years, and now that I’ve seen it, it is a place I definitely recommend experiencing.

TravelJana SchmittSeptember 1, 2018Comment

Our California Adventure

The subtle vibrations of Matt’s alarm were enough to entice me out of bed Monday morning without a fight. The neon red clock read 2:45 am

TravelAlyssa BellAugust 28, 2018Comment

Why I Didn't Have a Birth Plan

When I was pregnant with Cyrus, I (like most mommas-to-be) had a lot of fears about motherhood.

MotherhoodAlyssa BellAugust 3, 2018Pregnancy, C-section, birth plan, motherhood, natural, natural birth Comment

Things That Refresh a Weary Soul

I’m on a mission. A treasure hunt of sorts. Seeking out things that refresh my weary spirit. Perhaps you’re feeling a bit soul-weary yourself and could use some refreshing too. Here’s what’s working for me.

WellnessJana SchmittJuly 27, 2018Comment

Life In The Summer

Quite possibly my favorite thing about summer as a mom is the ability to unashamedly relive some of my childhood nostalgia through my two-year-old son.

Home, MotherhoodAlyssa BellJuly 14, 2018Comment

Comparison + Celebrating Others

We live in an ironic time and place where a person could be involved in multiple conversations at once, in a coffee shop surrounded by dozens of people, and still feel the sting of isolation.

Dream A Little Dream

Here we are halfway into the year already, the perfect time to take an honest assessment of where we are and where we’re going.

EmpowermentJana SchmittJune 22, 2018 Comments

A Reprieve

Every day is a new adventure. Some days the adventures feel like sinkholes, some days they feel like the ultimate win.

WellnessAmber WhiteJune 15, 2018rest, fostering, foster care, foster mom, vacation, beach, fishing, florida, weary Comment

3 Simple Steps Toward Natural Living

My journey toward wellness has been one of three steps forward, two steps back. The problem is, we often don’t start listening to our bodies until they are crumbling beneath us.

WellnessAlyssa BellJune 1, 2018natural living, natural, wellness, nutrition, organic, health, healthy, holisticComment

On Finding Your Calling (A Letter to my Grown Kids)

School has a way of occupying your time and thoughts and filling a sense of purpose for a while – until suddenly it’s over and your days are wide open and you have to decide how to fill them.

Empowerment, SpiritualityJana SchmittMay 25, 2018calling, millennials, quarter life, twenties, adulthood, passion, careerComment

Steady, As She Goes

I can’t begin to tell you how much I have thought about this phrase in more than one way this past week. In terms of staying the course, I have questioned whether or not fostering was the right choice for our family. It has wrecked us.

FosteringAmber WhiteMay 18, 2018foster care, fostering, adoption, inspire, motherhood, foster momComment

To The Mother Hearts

Mother’s Day takes on a vast multitude of forms depending on who you are talking to. I have friends who are mothers of biological children and adopted children, step-mothers, foster-mamas,

MotherhoodAlyssa BellMay 11, 2018 Comment

This Is Real Life

Can I level with you? This morning, well it just has not been good.

Motherhood, HomeAlyssa BellMay 4, 2018 Comments