Grace + Common Sense.

Something’s gotta give … The first month of the year may feel extra long for some and yet just not long enough. I have so many intentions for 2025 and recently I was beating myself up about what was not being done. As if I was achieving none of them. For Christmas I even got…

Of the 71 books I read in 2024, these 4 are my top rec’s. [Includes links to Amazon.] Last year was a higher year than the previous because I added two genres: nonfiction and kids’ chapter books. In 2023, newly back to reading, all I wanted to read was fiction. But it’s been great to…

The songs I’ve been listening to during this season of life. I call this post “Summer Songs” slightly tongue-in-cheek because whenever I refer to “Summer Songs” with my kiddos I am referring to Bob Marley and Surfaces. Those guys are the sound of summer, let me tell you. Music for me has always marked an…

There’s a side to your girl that not many see. In an earlier post I may have mentioned that I am a CODA, a child of a deaf adults. If not, here it is. Yes, both of my parents are deaf. Initial Thoughts Whenever this comes up in conversation, the standard, immediate response is: “Really?!”…

(And I don’t mean the holiday) Okay, as a mom I get unnerved when I hear about all the toxins that we are all consuming each and every day. I had no idea how much I was consuming and giving to my family. Like, it gets super overwhelming sometimes. So this is something to think…