Here it is, the short list of what I’m loving lately. I’m sharing this in hopes that it blesses you in some way. Simple as that!

• Home: I have a confession to make. I am obsessed with bed linens and textiles for the home. I live in South Louisiana, blankets are a bit of a problem here, in that we really don’t need them for more than about 12 days a year. Hah! Which makes me even MORE EXCITED to have found a company that makes heat / humidity friendly bedding, at a great price and in ALL THE EARTHY TONES that I can’t ever get enough of. I have spent an embarrassing amount of time on the Quince Website, I haven’t purchased anything yet…Lord help me.
• Cooking:  It’s almost soup season. I have really enjoyed making hearty beef roasts with gravy over rice or potatoes lately. The same can be done by stewing chicken with vegetables and broth. The one pot aspect is appealing (especially since our dishwasher was out of commission recently – hopefully by the time you get this it’s fixed!), and any leftovers serve well for lunch or can be frozen for another time. I’m sharing our family recipe with my email list subscribers, sign up below!
• Meal Planning: If you’re on the fence about a bread machine. Please allow me to push you over the edge. We have a different one from the link, but I love the look of this one. However, the promo video is straight stupid. No one pours ingredients into the bin while it’s in the machine, if you spill something, you have a massive mess to clean up that way. Take the bin out, common sense. It takes me 5 minutes to assemble and push the button. 3 hrs 11 min later, the entire house smells like heaven and we have fresh sandwich bread with just 6 ingredients – zero garbage, all good stuff. (milk, butter, flour, sugar, salt, yeast)
• Travel: It seems like I know a lot of people traveling overseas this season so I wanted to share my favorite recent travel find. This secure passport holder from Quince is stylish, but more importantly it keeps my information secure while I’m on the road.
• Verse: But you, oh Lord, are a shield about me, my glory and the lifter of my head. Psalm 3:3. I love this reminder of protection and that even in hard times, God is there to lift us up so we can see more clearly and continue forward.
• (Anti) Social: Deleting Instagram off my phone last month was one of the best decisions I could have made. Just here to encourage you to take some time to unplug from socials and reconnect with your own thoughts. Have you seen these phones that don’t allow third party apps or web browsing? I am VERY intrigued.
• Photography: 🎄Holiday Minis are LIVE. 🎄I have room for 3 more bookings in New Orleans on October 26th. Don’t wait to book and miss out!

Is there something you’re loving lately that you think my readers would be interested in? I’d love to share it. Just hit reply to this email and tell me all about it!