Our little miracle arrived early Monday morning and her birth could not have gone more smoothly. It was an amazing, painful, incredible experience and one I am so grateful I was blessed to have. Her name is Edith Hope, after my Great-Grandma. She was an incredible woman, strong and brilliant, and someone who has had a major impact on my […]
How can June possibly be over already?. We’re currently in the midst of a very busy season. Miss Ellie has swim practice every morning. Getting out the door first thing is a new experience for this homeschool family. During the school year, I don’t schedule anything for the mornings, it’s our time to do home things together: school and chores, […]
I have a tendancy to confuse goals with to-do lists. I’m a big list keeper (stay tuned for a look at my beloved bullet journal next week!). In the past I’ve started each year off with a long list of stuff to accomplish that would probably best fit on a to-do list rather than a goals list. See 2014 as an […]
I am so excited to announce the newest journal in the A Lively Hope Etsy shop! It’s been a labor of love over the past few months and it’s finally ready. Introducing the LDS General Conference Doodle Journal! This 24 page download is full of my hand-drawn doodles and is designed to help you get the most out of General […]
I forgot to take a photo before I started sanding. 🙂 Several years ago one of Jason’s co-workers was moving out of state. He asked Jason if we’d like a wooden chest he and his wife had purchased at an Eddie Bauer sale (you know, the kind where you can get things super cheap because they have other people’s names […]
Once upon a time there was a 7 year old girl who had just moved into a new home with her family. She was going to be moving into a basement bedroom for the first time and her Mommy and Daddy wanted it to be a really special space in order to help her transition into sleeping a farther away […]
Want to know our secret for getting stuff done? It’s not an app or a complicated system, but I promise that if used intentionally this will make a huge difference in your life and will lower your stress level. You probably have this tool in your home already. You ready for the big reveal? A piece of cardstock and a […]
The kids and I were gathered, in the middle of doing our low-key summer schooling routine when we heard the noise that strikes fear into the heart of any home owner: water dripping in a place that should be dry. Water dripping through the light fixtures onto the carpet of our playroom/schoolroom. Because we are fearless fixer-uppers, I plopped a […]
My goal-setting heart goes pitter-pat at this time of year. I love this time to reflect on what went well the previous year and to plan for the year to come. For 2015 I’m going to add in the practice of keeping One Little Word for the year. My one word is going to be FOCUS. I tend to have […]
I was just called to be the Primary Chorister in our ward! I am thrilled and terrified all at once. Because I’m a planning, list-making nerd I immediately went to work to find resources to go along with the 2015 Primary Outline. There are several darling chorister planners out there, but none of them was exactly what I had in […]