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February 2026 Garden Tour and Plans
February in my gardens is largely when the quiet work begins. Let’s call it what it is: a reset. I started the process of cleaning out all the dead plants from last season and pulling the opportunistic weeds that have already crept in. (I’m looking at you, cow parsley!). Let’s go garden by garden and…
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Parmesan Cream Pasta
This is one of those meals that is pure comfort to my family, plus it comes together quickly on a weeknight. Think: easiest alfredo sauce you’ve ever made. I want you to keep an open mind: there will be a lot of cream, but this does make a lot of food. Ingredients Instructions In a…
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The Lesson I Refuse to Teach My Kids
I lead a peaceful, happy life, creating a sanctuary for my family. I laugh every day. I am at peace and I have joy. I am also deeply grieved. I’m holding a kind of anger I didn’t ask for, but I don’t think it’s wrong. Building for months is the anger that comes from loving…
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If I Could Only Grow Ten Things
Every winter, after the holiday lights come down and the decorations are packed away, I start dreaming about gardening again. I leaf through seed catalogs and let the girls pick out flowers they want to try this year. This year will be calmer.This year I’ll be better about starting seeds (and keeping them alive.)This year…
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The In-Between Week
There’s a strange little pocket of time every year that doesn’t quite belong to anything. Christmas is over. New Year’s hasn’t started yet. Pajamas are still acceptable at noon. The calendar says it’s a “normal” week, but no one’s really convinced. I call it the in-between week (the days tucked between Christmas and New Year’s)…
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My “If I Didn’t Already Own It” Christmas Wish List
Every year I get asked what I want for Christmas, and every year I truly realize how blessed I am to not need or want much at all. In my cabinets and drawers, sit all the things I absolutely love and the things I would 100% ask for if I didn’t already have them. So…
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The Children God Meant for Me: Thoughts on Being “Done”
This is a vulnerable post, but it feels important. I always thought I would have six kids. Maybe more. I dreamed of a house full of little voices, tiny hands reaching for mine, endless chaos and love. But biologically, our family stops at three. And that feels… complicated. I’ve been pregnant seven times. Three babies…
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Taking Back Christmas
Every year, it feels a little easier to get swept away by the noise : the sales, the scrolling, the Amazon toy catalog, the lists that never end. But I keep coming back to the same thought: I don’t want a Christmas that dazzles; I want one that lingers. I want the kind of Christmas…
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7 Real Ways to Save on Groceries (That Don’t Feel Miserable)
Grocery prices are upsetting right now. Every time I check out, I half expect the cashier to hand me a medal for bravery. Over the years, though, I’ve picked up a few habits that help me feed my family well without blowing the budget or crying in the parking lot. None of it’s fancy, but…
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How to Make Christmas Run More Smoothly (Starting Now!)
Today may be the first official day of fall, but living in Texas, it doesn’t exactly feel like it yet. The sun is still hot, the grass hasn’t given up its summer green, and the afternoons are more iced tea than apple cider. Still, even if the weather hasn’t caught up, the calendar has, and…
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