August. Where on God’s green earth did you come from? How is it possible that it is already August? I could have sworn that we just finished celebrating my birthday in June. The next two weeks are going to be crazy for the rest of my life. I have a grand total of three birthdays of people I care deeply about. Me being me, I have to send cards and maybe even a gift. Sometimes…

Dear Taylor, Today is your birthday and you know the drill. You get a blog post. As you are entering into your 22 year of life, I can’t help but think about where I was at 22. You probably remember, I was in a very similar position. I had just gotten engaged and I was planning for my November wedding. I had just graduated from college and thinking about where I wanted to start my…

The best part about being a blogger is getting the opportunity to review certain items from certain companies. Birchbox is an amazing company and is the kind of company that I can only dream of working for. They are known for their mail subscriptions with make up products, but many people are not aware of is that they have a book club. We read a book and we can discuss it online. Every month, Birchbox…

I remember being in seventh grade and walking into Mrs. Johnson’s class after lunch. My junior high had implemented a new rule, after lunch, we read for 30 minutes. Mrs. Johnson was all for it because she was a reading addict. She inspired me when I was young and I read everything. Unfortunately, when I hit college, I found it difficult to find the time to read books that were not school related, unless it…

This past Saturday, we were parents for a day to Ariana and Mikah, our senior pastor’s kids. I have to admit, there was a part of me that was a little nervous. I had only watched after them a couple times before and I always get nervous when I watch after someone else’s kids. I think it’s because I eventually do want to become a mom and every time I think about it I get…