Our very favorite cookie shop in McKinney is Mary’s Mountain Cookies. We are regulars there when we visit our town square. Each month, they have two or three “monthly” flavors, and our family gets extra excited for February because that’s…
10 Random Things: FEBRUARY EDITION
Happy happy Thursday! It’s a 10 RANDOM THINGS: FEBRUARY EDITION! As always, we’re covering a random array of topics with each 10 RANDOM THINGS posts. Today (Wednesday as I’m typing this), I’m working while watching it snow 🙂 . I…
Easy Weeknight Beef Pie
Well, this is part “recipe” and part “my plate” because every single time I make this actual recipe for my family, it’s so dark outside that I can’t get a good pic. I heated up the yummy leftovers for my…
Contentment.
It’s Wellness Wednesday, friends! Today, instead of having a “wellness” post and a “lifestyle” post like I had originally planned, I scrapped both posts about 45 seconds into my pastor’s sermon on Sunday morning and decided to make one all…
Best Slow Cooker Roast
You guys, this could not be more of an accurate statement… …please take a look at the 10 day forecast here in my hometown… …I mean for the love, pick a season already, Texas! Sigh. Since the Lord has clearly…
Savor: MORNING RITUALS
Happy Tuesday, friends! I’m extra excited about today’s post because I’m launching a new blog series today that we’re going to call SAVOR. The older I get, the more I consciously try to savor my life. I don’t know about…
7 Simple Breakfast Recipes
Good morning, friends! In honor of SAVORING MY MORNING RITUAL post today, I thought we’d keep the theme alive, so I’m also sharing… Because any good ritual should come with some food, right? These are seven of my favorite simple…
Cheer Nationals in Walt Disney World 2025
Happy happy Monday, friends! Well, we were supposed to have headed up to Nantucket this weekend/early this week for a family trip since the kids had a four day weekend…but the weather did not cooperate. Boo. We gutted our two…
Meal Planning Monday #548
Another Monday, another MEAL PLAN! This week though, we have a theme 🙂 . Meatless Monday Taco Tuesday Weiner Schnitzel Wednesday Turkey Thursday Frito Friday Super Easy Saturday Scroll down to check them all out…and hopefully, this will make your…
Valentine’s Day Everything!
Happy Valentine’s Day, friends! I gathered up all of my favorite Valentine’s recipes into one post should you need a quick recipe by the end of today. Whether you need a cocktail, a cocoa, a sweet treat, breakfast or dinner…
Top Five, Bottom Five: CONDIMENTS
Hey, hey THURSDAY! It’s another edition of TOP FIVE, BOTTOM FIVE! You guys, I am really excited about this topic. I find this particular subject to be very controversial in my own home, so I imagine it will be in…
Cupid’s Cocktail
Happy Valentine’s Eve, friends! If you need a special little sip for tomorrow, I am re-sharing my favorite Valentine’s Day cocktail 🙂 . Our Cupid’s Cocktail is only three ingredients! Super simple, super bright and super delish. It’s not even…
