by Anna | Oct 25, 2017 | encouragement for moms, Reader Favorites
It’s cooling down here in Minnesota, snow forecasted this weekend even though we topped at 80 degrees last week. The sticky, long, dog days of summer dredged deep into to September, and now in October the nights and early mornings bring a chill. And the trees . . ....
by Anna | Oct 26, 2015 | at (in)courage
The trees know winter is coming, and they’re preparing for it from the inside out. I’m not quite sure how to process this knowledge that the trees have, but it feels important, kind of enormous. The trees flourish even (mostly?) in their dying. God has built Truth and...
by Anna | Oct 23, 2015 | 31 Days to a Less-Stress Holiday Season, recipes
I love my slow-cooker. I love my coffee. I love pumpkin. All wonderful things, please meet in my kitchen. This recipe is absolutely perfect for busy, chilly mornings or evenings after dinner. I love the idea of a special post-dinner coffee drink for Thanksgiving and...
by Anna | Oct 7, 2015 | lifeblog
We go to the same apple orchard every year to kick off the week of my birthday (which is today!) This year was no exception. I shared one photo on Instagram, the best of the bunch, but in the spirit of #realmomconfessions, here are the ‘outtakes’ from our...
by Anna | Sep 23, 2015 | lifeblog
It’s the first day of autumn! While you know I love me some good pumpkin spice everything, I deeply adore parts of autumn that have nothing to do with pumpkins. Or boots, or sweaters, or even the crisp air. For real. Here are a few of my non-pumpkin spice fall...
by Anna | Sep 26, 2014 | lifeblog
I’ve been thinking a lot, lately, doing some leaves-are-turning, temps-are-falling, daytime-is-shortening introspective thinking. The fresh start-ness of this time of year has me wanting to purge my whole life, getting rid of clothes and toys, decor and kitchen...
by Anna | Sep 22, 2014 | lifeblog
While you know I love me some good pumpkin everything (seriously. everything.), there are other things I deeply adore about autumn that have nothing to do with them. Or boots, or sweaters, or even the crisp air. For real. 1. Fall TV premieres! I do much of my...
by Anna | Sep 1, 2014 | Reader Favorites, recipes
It’s September 1st. How did that HAPPEN?! I guess having a baby in late spring kind of adds to the swiftness of summer, but seriously. I’ll miss it, but y’all know how this girl adores autumn. In case you don’t know, it’s a lot. To...
by Anna | Oct 4, 2013 | lifeblog
It’s October. Fall is more than officially here. Which makes my heart pretty much palpitate with joy =) I love, love, love fall {you knew that}! The chill in the air, boot weather arriving, spicy candles burning, fires in the fireplace or a chilly bonfire...
by Anna | Jun 6, 2013 | lifeblog
I’m not sure how my fingers were led to these keys. The prompt has more than one meaning, and of course I gravitated towards my favorite one =) I just finished a book with a sad beginning, and I think that’s why my brain took my fingertips where it did....