Dear friends, I have just rounded the corner on my 10th year of blogging. A decade literally flew by in a blur of having babies and raising children, recording albums, making thousands of meals, filling hundreds of journals, waking up at 4 a.m. to write and find my peace in the midst of all the…
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Grief and the Path to Beauty (Podcast Episode 2)
You can also listen and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Stitcher. Sit down at the table with me as I wrestle to understand grief, how it lingers with us, how it changes over time, and how it can ultimately lead us into a greater appreciation and gratitude for the beauty in our lives….
Grief is a River
Grief is a river that now runs through my life. Sometimes it is slow and steady, passing gently over rocks of remembrance, pooling up in beautiful, idyllic scenes where the late afternoon sun brushes through the trees and paints the waters and the riverbank in bright splashes of quivering light. The aching beauty of having…
Creative Family Christmas: 25 Days of New Family Traditions for this Sacred Season
Hello and Merry Christmastime! I’m so excited to share these 25 fun, simple creative family advent traditions for the whole family. Click on the calendar to see the full post. Love, Mackenzie SaveSav SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave
Make Something Every Day: Week 3
I love making something every day. This has been an intense week of cleaning, sorting, changing out clothes for four children for the change of seasons, etc. I am so happy to sit down in the evenings and crochet. And even though there are still small fires of laundry that need to be put out,…