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Interview on Parenting Daily Times

February 15, 2011

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Hi everyone, hope you had a sweet Valentines day! Just dropping in to let you know about a little interview I participated in with Parenting Daily Times. It’s mostly about A Beautiful Idea, but there are some little glimpses into … Continue reading

My First Oil Painting

January 20, 2011

Categories: About Me, Art | 10 comments

Here it is ya’ll! My first oil painting. We are making history here! Haha. I loved my oil painting class. Loved it. Two hours of uninterrupted creative bliss. I think I’m hooked. I love how forgiving they are, and you … Continue reading

Mother Teresa vs. Martha Stewart

January 18, 2011

Categories: About Me, Change | 5 comments

Thanks to Miss B. for the lovely wreath graphic download (see above) What a contrast in photos: one holding a precious human being and one holding a chicken. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. These are two of my heroes since … Continue reading

evie s. at Pippin + Pearl

August 02, 2010

Categories: About Me, News | 3 comments

An adorable new boutique in the Oklahoma City area contacted me earlier this month about carrying some of my ring pillows…of course I said yes! Pippin + Pearl is a brand new shop with lots of handmade goodness, all by … Continue reading

Inspired

July 22, 2010

Today is the first day I actually have felt inspired to write on this blog. It was this photo that did it. { found via poppytalk } I love this photo — the mood it creates, a story without words. … Continue reading

My Birth Story

June 30, 2010

I wanted to write this to share with you all my birth story and also to keep the memory alive for myself. The event of our second son’s birth is something I wish I could relive again and again because … Continue reading

Baby Update

May 28, 2010

Hello dear readers! Happy Friday and happy Memorial Day weekend! Just wanted to let you all know this is my last post for awhile. I’m planning on taking a break from blogging and most everything else for the month of … Continue reading

Live With Purpose

April 15, 2010

Categories: About Me, Art | 4 comments

This is the phrase I was thinking about yesterday while my baby napped and I painted. “Live With Purpose.” I don’t usually incorporate sayings or text in my art, but I decided on a whim to go ahead and scrawl … Continue reading

Wife, Mom, Artist

March 31, 2010

Seventeen months have passed since I became a mother. A big, shiny new title that’s been added to my name. I have to say that as a full-time mom it is the most challenging job I have ever had. What … Continue reading

Kenya Changed My Life

March 12, 2010

Categories: About Me, Change | 13 comments

No, I wasn’t able to travel 50,000 miles to Kenya with my husband 12 days ago. No, I didn’t see the faces or shake the hands or hear the stories face to face. My feet never touched it’s soil, but … Continue reading

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