by Marissa | Nov 28, 2013 | 2013, Advent, DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, GuestPost, Image-Update, Uncategorised
Photo Credit: Dan Froese Photography Several years ago as we were beginning our little family, how we would celebrate Christmas was part of many discussions. We wanted to establish traditions that celebrated the coming of the Messiah and the gift of his birth. At the...
by Marissa | May 4, 2013 | 2013, Cecily, Farm, GrowingFamily, Guest Post, GuestPost, Health, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, Uncategorised
Our lives just received an added slight interesting dynamic for the next while. It was a beautiful sunny spring day and as Dan had the morning off, we spent it outside doing the spring hen house clean out, turned the garden, and played with compost. The girls were in...
by Marissa | Mar 21, 2013 | 2013, DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, GuestPost, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Uncategorised
I’ve become a monthly contributor for my friend Beth of Red and Honey which I am very excited about. This month, being so close to Easter, I’m sharing a simple but meaningful way that we share the Easter story and the life of Jesus with our girls....
by Marissa | Feb 25, 2013 | 2013, GuestPost, Image-Update, LivingNaturally, PursuingBeauty, Recipes, Tutorials, Uncategorised
Every once in a while I disappear from this little space for a week or so. Most often, I don’t actually intend to but I am learning when to let things slide for the sake of something else. This past week was spent on a little getaway with friends. The two older...
by Marissa | Jan 14, 2013 | 2013, DiscoveringSpirit, GuestPost, Image-Update, Uncategorised
Sean is a good friend of ours from college days. We were glad to break bread (well biscuits ) and share a bowl of soup on our veranda with him this past fall. I’m honored to share his words here. “The man of simple intention works in an atmosphere of...
by Marissa | Oct 15, 2012 | 2012, GrowingFamily, GuestPost, Image-Update, MakingHome, Uncategorised
The moon swells full outside the window, and our boys can’t bid it goodnight. photo credit: Kelly Teague {flickr creative commons} My husband and I watch as our preschooler presses his nose to the glass, leaving a frosty imprint. Tonight the stars burn brighter...
