Crunchy Mama Candles

The other day I found myself reflecting on life, business, and all the things Matt and I have spent way too much time analyzing over the years. Somewhere in the middle of that rabbit trail, I said: “I think my MO is simply to walk through the next door.” The funny thing is, I didn’t think much of it at the time. But the more I’ve sat with it, the more I think that little sentence explains a lot of my life. Which is funny, because if you’ve ever watched me make a major life de

Ten years. Ten years since I kissed her sweet little face that I loved so dearly. Ten years since I did one of the hardest things I’ve ever done - laying my four-month-old baby in the arms of a stranger and watching them walk away. Ten years since seeing my sweet little girl for a second first time… and falling in love with her new smile while my heart quietly mourned her original one at the same time. Before that day, I had already kissed that tiny face thousands of times. I

The last few months have been… a lot. After Ava’s surgery, life didn’t slow down the way I imagined it might. There have been follow-up appointments, healing, and still a few unknowns surrounding her bone graft that we’re waiting to see play out. And while all of that was unfolding, life around us kept moving. Between our family and some close relatives, we found ourselves in the ER three different times in the span of three weeks. Homeschool keeps moving forward, the candle