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How-To Preserve Your Fresh Garden Tomatoes

How-To Preserve Your Fresh Garden Tomatoes Our garden has been such a highlight to our Spring and Summers the past couple years. Rob and I have so much fun getting to tend to it and watch it grow. We're constantly learning, adapting, and making notes for how we can make it even better the next READ MORE

Chalkboard Lettering Tips and Tricks

Chalkboard Lettering Tips and Tricks One of my favorite (easy) DIY projects that we've done so far in our home is definitely the chalkboard wall that Rob and I did in our kitchen's breakfast nook. It has become such a statement piece in our kitchen that has been so much fun to change up for the READ MORE

Recipes

4th of July Inspired Summer Charcuterie Board

4th of July Inspired Summer Charcuterie Board One of my favorite things in the world is a good charcuterie board! I’ve always been a huge fan of charcuterie boards ever since I could remember. Whether you’re hosting a cocktail dinner party with friends, a date night with your special someone, or a READ MORE

Home & Home Decor

The New Casaluna Bedding Collection at Target

The New Casaluna Bedding Collection at Target I have a few love languages that really speak to me -- words of affirmation, fresh bedding and linens, and Target. So when I saw the Casaluna collection launch at Target, I about lost it with excitement. I feel like real quality bedding can be hard to READ MORE

Recipes, Spring & Summer

Blackberry Hand Pies Perfect for Summer

Blackberry Hand Pies Perfect for Summer Rob and I have always had a huge love for food, and we love to cook and try out new recipes. Being stuck at home the past couple months, that means Rob and I have had a lot of extra time to have some fun cooking and trying new recipes at home. Our sweet READ MORE

Baby & Family, Coffee with Cathy

Life Lately | No. 20 – Baby #3: First Half & Second Trimester ‘Bumpdate’ (14 to 18 weeks)

First Half & Second Trimester Bumpdate (14 to 18 weeks) It still makes me emotional each and every day knowing how much of a gracious gift this baby is. It feels like just yesterday we found out we were having our third baby. Meanwhile, we're praising Jesus today because we are officially READ MORE

Baby & Family, Home & Home Decor

Baby Boy Nursery Design Inspiration

Baby Boy Nursery Design Inspiration I am completely giddy with excitement over this post -- because with two babies in heaven, I really never would have thought I'd be designing another nursery for our third baby. A couple weeks ago we cleaned out Layne's room (that was turned back into a guest READ MORE

Recipes

The Best Broccoli Salad Recipe

The Best Broccoli Salad Recipe Being stuck at home the past couple months, Rob and I have had a lot of fun cooking and trying new recipes at home. Not to mention, pregnancy cravings sure have me wanting to try different all kinds of different recipes that catch my eye. For Mother's Day this year, READ MORE

Home & Home Decor, Spring & Summer

Planting Our Spring and Summer Garden

Planting Our Spring and Summer Garden Our raised garden beds sure were the highlight of my summer last year, so you can imagine how excited and ready I was to plant our Spring and Summer garden this year. When we decided to do our DIY raised garden beds last year, I was a little nervous at first READ MORE