Simple Living

Inspirations, Simple Living

In everything give thanks

I remind myself daily: In everything give thanks.  In the process of being thankful,  even for the things that go wrong, is when God shows you the glory of his work. When I surrender the things I cant control over to him I can take a moment to breathe, enjoy the sunshine on my face […]

Family, Family Recipes

Kennedy’s Birthday

Today my little lady turns 3 years old. After 27 hours of natural labor and walking the halls of Johns Hopkins Hospital, she came into this world making her voice heard. She is the joy of my life. She has been so excited for her birthday to come. The countdown had been on since her […]

Finances, Simple Living

Budgeting

Simplifying our lives has not been an easy task. I will tell you that none of it would be possible without having a plan for our finances. When we started out we both had $20k in student loans (each), about $10k in credit card debt(together). Budgeting and sticking to our plan has allowed us to […]

Simple Living

Living Simply

Our idea of living simply is going back to the basics, living life in a more meaningful way, like our grandparents used to.  Paying attention to the little things. Cooking from scratch. Growing our own food. Looking forward to enjoying the time we spend with our family. Life is really simple, but we insist on […]