Today, we celebrate 8 months with this sweet girl… …and how blessed we are by it! Before I begin, I must walk down memory lane just a bit. The Slaughters arrived in China yesterday ready to adopt their precious little…
Penne & Smoked Sausage Bake
Just a good supper for your family. Recipes like this are my absolute favorite for many reasons: You can make and assemble them in advance and then just pop them in the oven at dinner time, they can stretch to…
Workin’ It Wednesday: Summer Vacations
It’s Workin’ It Wednesday. The second Wednesday of every month, Erika and I host a link up where we talk about how we’re workin’ it in certain areas of our life (and then ask you to share your advice/tips/tricks on…
Crispy Crab Cakes with Honey Dijon
We love having crab cakes for dinner at our house. If you’ve never made them before, you should! It’s kind of like making a meatball, you just mix up the ingredients and bake. Simple as that! On this night, we…
Show & Tell Tuesday: Memory Lane
Hey, hey, it’s Show & Tell Tuesday! Twice a month, Andrea hosts a link up where we show and tell you something. Today’s topic: A trip down memory lane. So, this link up is kind of a blank canvas. Her prompt…
Mother’s Day Menu
On Father’s Day, we grill out, but on Mother’s Day, we tend to have light bites. In honor of such a special day, some of my favorite light bites that you can mix and match into the perfect menu. Happy…
Meal Planning Monday #182
Happy happy Monday, friends! Okay…we had so much fun this weekend that I only blogged one post today. We had family in town, we swam, we celebrated the Slaughters adoption with a framily dinner…we enjoyed our weekend. So, sorry about…
Friday Favorites
It’s Friday!!! We have a fun weekend planned! Sunny weather, family in town and lots of pool time. As always, I’m linking up with three of my favorite friends, Andrea, Erika and Narci and sharing some of my favorite things…
Best Burger Recipes
‘Tis that time of the year! I don’t know about you…but in my life, there are really only two things I crave: pasta or a burger. I love burgers. LOVE. THEM. During the summer months, we probably grill out and…
Life lately.
Hey there Thursday. Thank you so much for the prayers yesterday. Our sweet Ashby did fantastic! She is such a trooper. I never knew a four year old could be your hero until I met her. I hate that we have…
Spinach & Feta Burgers
Confession: if I’m going to eat a turkey burger it needs a ton of flavor. Turkey burgers can be amazing…or they can be dry and boring. So…I always jazz mine up. Today’s burger has spinach and feta cheese inside plus,…
Four.
Oh my goodness! Such a BIG day around here. First of all, my inbox was flooded yesterday with pictures of families who have/are in the process of adopting and it MADE MY DAY! Every email I clicked on was another…













