Beauty & Blessings: Wonder and Awe(some)

Welcome to the weekend beautiful souls! Let’s kick it off with a little something that may make your heart melt…it sure melted mine. Thank you to my amazingingly wonderful mother-in-love Andrea for sending this to me. This week has been pretty hectic as Drew and I finalized the details of our new car nicknamed The […]

Getting FREEky.

“What does FREEDOM look like to you?“ This is a question I was recently asked by Anna Lozano (@annajoncalozano) of #TheFreedomProject. Anna and her husband Yvan founded this virtual hub to inspire and help people design their freedom lifestyle.   Beyond sharing inspiring freedom stories, what makes #TheFreedomProject special is that it is a work […]

Just Plank It.

I have a confession to make: I really dislike planks. Correction: I really disliked planks. For those of you who do not know what a plank is, it is an exercise move in which you are basically in push-up position and resting either on your a) wrists or b) forearms for a specific length of […]

When There is Doubt, Be BOLDER.

We start every year with great expectations for the days to come. Many people make resolutions to: a) give up a bad habit/vice b) embrace a new virtue c) be their best selves Enter life. Enter inconveniences. Enter temptation. Suddenly, without knowing it, we find ourselves mid-way through the year and…nothing has changed or has […]

The #1 Key to Victory

My husband Drew was born in Texas and thus that makes me a Texan by marriage. Yesterday, our beloved Houston Texans played the Tennessee Titans. So what? Yes, that is precisely what most non-football fans would say…until you start seeing football not just as a sport but as a story. In this particular story, the Texans […]

#200

It’s Tuesday August 13th, 2013 and it’s a pretty spectacular day I might add. 1. Today, my nephew Jackson turns 1. One year ago, he joined the world 5 weeks earlier than expected and one year later, he is flourishing and growing in leaps and bounds. He has brought such joy to our lives and […]