Category Archives for About Me
Interview on Parenting Daily Times
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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
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
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
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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
Categories: About Me, Misc, Photography | 10 comments
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
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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
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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
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
Categories: About Me, Kids, Motherhood | 13 comments
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
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


















