Happy Mother’s Day!

Wishing you all a day of rest ...   Source: sittinginthesand.tumblr.com via Heidi on Pinterest     loved ones...   and cherished moments...   xoxo, … [Read more...]

April’s Favorite Things

Can you believe April has come and almost gone?  Time just keeps ticking away... I confess I'm looking forward to the end of school for myself and my kids (though I will miss my Little Ones terribly!).  We're ready for some down time around here! It's been a difficult month for us, but I spent some time over the weekend thinking about all the things I loved about April.  A great exercise during hard times... 1.  My … [Read more...]

Gift Ideas for Mom and Teachers

It's been a while since I plugged my Willow House business, so I decided to share some of my favorite gifts from our Spring catalog today.  With Mother's Day around the corner and the hunt for teacher gifts beginning, I've pulled together some under $40 options for you.  Remember you can order directly from my website and it will be shipped to you -- no party hostess business to contend with. :) So here you go... This Simone pitcher is … [Read more...]

Healing

I'm not going to lie ~ it felt good to unplug just a bit. Much as I love and appreciate you all, I just haven't had anything good to share the past week. The kids and I circled the wagons. My oldest son travelled to the funeral with his dad, read a poem, read scripture from some font of strength for the 2000 people that gathered to mourn sweet Kaely Camacho.  I watched him become a man this week. I loved on my own 13 year old, who's … [Read more...]

A Short Break…

Dear friends, My heart is heavy and concentrated on my children this week, as we mourn the loss of one of their sweet cousins. When they gather again this summer, this heart will be one young person smaller. One man's choice to get behind the wheel while intoxicated has changed this family forever. Last week I posted about my "faceless angel" painting.  That painting has a face to me now.  One with blue eyes and blonde hair and a … [Read more...]