On Embracing Light
Last week I attended the Allume Conference. I hugged friends, went shopping, drank a lot of coffee, laughed until I cried (more than once!), and stayed up talking into the wee hours with dear hearts. I attended workshops and wept my way through keynotes, including the...on Christmas Tips & Sweet Memories {more from Hometown Christmas}
I should really share a recipe from Hometown Christmas (and I will, promise!) but what I really love in this cookbook are the sweet little tips, quotes and Christmas memories. Here are some of my favorite tips – there’s one at the bottom of almost every...on Hometown Christmas: a Gooseberry Patch review & giveaway!
I decided this weekend that during the month of November, I am going to physically prepare for Christmas. Not like the crazy Target lady in the ads (remember her?), but rather my home, my calendar, my shopping list, etc. I want to be able to spend Advent preparing my...
on Hometown Harvest {a Gooseberry Patch review & giveaway!}
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...on The Christmas Table: Ginger-Panko Fried Chicken
Tonight I made a gigantic mess of the kitchen. GI-GAN-TIC. I made three recipes from two cookbooks, and steamed veggies to make baby food at the same time. On the stove we had fried chicken going, a pot steaming carrots and then apples, cinnamon apples in another pot,...on finding balance
I’ve wanted to do a ‘day in the life’ post where I document most of what The Boy and I do over the course of a day. I think would look all chunked together, like this: 4:00 – wake, nurse the Boy, fall back asleep 7:30 – get up, nurse,...you’re already amazing
The book sat in my ‘to-read’ pile, first on the nightstand, then on a weathered apple crate beside my old yellow desk. “I’ll get to it soon”, I told myself confidently, ignoring the twitch of my heart; I didn’t really want to get to...Colorful Couscous Salad
There’s nothing better than down home, country style comfort food. That’s exactly what Gooseberry Patch excels at providing us – tried and true family recipes for delicious meals and sides, sweet treats and beverages. The new Meals in Minutes: 10th Anniversary Edition...Golden Chicken Divan (from the Gooseberry Patch Big Book of Home Cooking)
So, I go and post my biggest giveaway ever, have a TON of new friends stop by to enter, and then leave my blog all by it’s lonesome for 5 days. Oops. Here’s the scoop – I was in an out-of-town wedding on Friday, and had to leave for it on Wednesday....Meet Anna
Anna E. Rendell: Author, latte lover. Content Marketing Manager at (in)courage by DaySpring. Wife of Jared and mom of four littles. Telling real stories from real life, and encouraging you to find the extra in your ordinary.
Author
The Christmas Couch!
