The Delightful Smells of Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! I hope it's been the best one yet for you all, full of joy and grace from God! It's one of my favorite times of year. I was realizing something I love about Christmas is all the wonderful smells associated with the holiday! I decided to write a little poem to capture…

May Your Days be Married and Bright

Beeeeep. Beeeeeeeeeep. BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! My head jerked up from my pillow as the apartment buzzer blared loudly. Oh no! I'd fallen back asleep after Zach left for work, and a delivery man was at the door! BEEEEEEEEEEEEP! The buzzer blared loudly again! I stumbled out of bed and tried frantically to make myself decent enough for…

A GreatFULL Time of Year

It's nearly Thanksgiving! I read a quote today that said "Just remember: it might be Monday but its a short week that ends with pie and shopping. We can do this." Hehe! I know that Zach and I can hardly wait for the nice long weekend. Especially because the last two weekends for us were…

When Marriage Stretches You

The Warrior Dash was a 5k race that Zach was signed up for before we got married. About a month after we got home from our sweet honeymoon, the race was coming up. "You should do the race with me Love!" My husband urged me. "It will be so fun!" He looked at me pleadingly.…

Michigan Monsoon!

Splat splat splat splat! I cringed as rain spattered down on my poncho covered head. Roaring cheers and music from the football stadium rang in my cold ears, I could feel water dripping down inside my sleeve as I adjusted my drenched hood, and my other hand was wet and clammy inside Zach's tight grip…

The Diamond Ring: Part 2

My raspberry latte was cozy and warm on that chilly gray evening as we walked. But I must admit my heart started thumping quicker than normal. Whether he'd meant to or not, Zach had aroused my suspicions once again by acting strange about our coffees. But its a Tuesday night! I reasoned in my mind.…

The Diamond Ring: Part 1

I have a memory growing up of riding in the car with my Aunt and sister. I think I was twelve or thirteen maybe. For some reason we were talking about marriage, and my Aunt chuckled, "You know, most girls dream of diamonds and getting a diamond ring. Do you girls dream of diamonds?" "Well,…

A Fall Poem

Hello everyone! I hope you're having a cozy day full of joy, warmth, and coffee! (Maybe even hot cider!) Does anyone else easily burn their tongue on hot cider? For some reason it happens to me a lot! I thought I would do something a little different for this post and share a poem with…

Pride Comes Before the Floss

Hello friends! It's getting to be that type of weather where I wish I had a fire place. Maybe someday, but for now our apartment allows the substitute of lighting a cozy candle, truly delightful! I hope you are enjoying your steaming coffee in such atmospheres this week in between life's busyness. Well, on to…

We Left the Car at Home

Greetings coffee chatting friends! What kinds of cozy drinks have you been enjoying lately? Zach and I are still having French Press coffee almost every morning! So good! I've now had some delicious pumpkin spice flavored coffees too. I'm trying not to jump into leaf piles and cinnamon sticks too quickly though, there are still…