All year I have completed LOTS of 10 Good Things Lists. At the conclusion of 2021, I’m writing a series of blog posts on some of the best things that got me through this year. This list is dedicated to the top ten items I would say made the biggest impact on me during 2021. … Continue reading Top 10 Purchases That Defined 2021
Top 10 Things We Watched in 2021
We like watching television together as a couple and as a family. It is one of the ways we like to unwind in the evenings and connect together. We now have just about every single possible streaming service so mind ya business! For posterity, here are my top 10 picks from the past year. Best … Continue reading Top 10 Things We Watched in 2021
2021 Year In Review: God is Everywhere, Always
I write a blog post reflecting on my year every year. I have done this here in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Many years, these updates serve as a digital Christmas card. Some years these updates are a list of a ton of happy, sappy goodness in our lives. This year-- life took a different … Continue reading 2021 Year In Review: God is Everywhere, Always
Top 10 Books of 2021
All year I have completed LOTS of 10 Good Things Lists, especially my weekly 10 Good Things posts I write every Sunday on Instagram. At the conclusion of 2021, I’m writing a series of blog posts on some of the best things that got me through this year. The first list that is up is … Continue reading Top 10 Books of 2021
My Last Photograph
Excerpted from my personal journal on Friday, April 2, 2021 Dear Dad, Today is Friday (Good Friday actually) and I find myself with more time than usual for today's entry. I keep going back to this photo of you, Dad. It's the last picture I took of you on December 29, 2020. We were all … Continue reading My Last Photograph
February Things I Learned + Books I Read
Again, I’m keeping with a theme here for 2021. When I track and reflect on certain aspects of life I tend to feel more invested in myself and my growth. One of my most favorite ways to do that (and years I have witnessed the biggest growth) is through the process of documenting what I … Continue reading February Things I Learned + Books I Read
February Wood Family Adventures
One of the things I have done over the years that has added immense value to me is to regularly document our family life. The benefits include: a succinct way to organize photos and memories, a digital scrapbook/record book of daily life that will be archived in a way that brings our entire family joy … Continue reading February Wood Family Adventures
A Year With Dolly: February
For most of my life, I have looked up to the southeast Tennessee ICON, Dolly Rebecca Parton. My parents had the iconic 8-track duet between Dolly and Kenny, “Islands in the Stream.” To this day, I feel a certain way when I hear that song. As I grew up we would spent every Christmas in … Continue reading A Year With Dolly: February
January Things I Learned + Books I Read
Again, I'm keeping with a theme here for 2021. When I track and reflect on certain aspects of life I tend to feel more invested in myself and my growth. One of my most favorite ways to do that (and years I have witnessed the biggest growth) is through the process of documenting what I … Continue reading January Things I Learned + Books I Read
January Wood Family Adventures
One of the things I have done over the years that has added immense value to me is to regularly document our family life. The benefits include: a succinct way to organize photos and memories, a digital scrapbook/record book of daily life that will be archived in a way that brings our entire family joy … Continue reading January Wood Family Adventures