Simple Purposeful Living

Back to School Tips· Seasonal Activities

5 Ways To Beat The Back To School Jitters

August 2, 2017

Today, Amanda who blogs over at Jasper and Willow is guest posting. Amanda is an amazing wife, mom friend, and blogger. She always has fun, inspiring and encouraging posts to share with her readers. Amanda has some great tips for how to help with back to school

Family Memories

July 2017 Pictures

July 31, 2017

Once a month I go back through all the photos and pick my favorites that capture the essence of what we did that month. I love to reflect back on all we were able to do and enjoy! I am always surprised what can fit into one month's time. I hope you enjoy this peak into our lives

Birthday Party Ideas· Seasonal Activities

Two Cute Mermaid Birthday Party

July 21, 2017

Sweet Lucille Violet turned TWO at the end of June (you can read more about her here) and since you only turn TWO once, she had three parties. It actually worked out to have a little party at my in-laws one day, a party with our friends another and then we had her last party at the lake when all of

Dessert· Recipes

Simple Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

July 19, 2017

Strawberry shortcake just screams summer to me! It's light, refreshing and a delicious treat to enjoy outside. It's my husband's favorite dessert and for years I didn't make it because I thought the shortcake was going to be daunting to make. I seriously kick

Family Memories

4th of July Lake Vacation 2017

July 12, 2017

We just got back from another awesome 4th of July lake trip. I always get nervous because expectations can be the their of joy and since the 4th of July is one of my favorites, my expectations are always pretty high. Spoiler alert -- we had a good time. Vacations as a mom still

Family Memories

June 2017 Pictures

July 3, 2017

Once a month I download ALL the pictures, sort and recap our month mostly in photographic evidence. These are my kids favorite posts and since they are some of my biggest supporters, I want to keep them happy :). These are the highlights. It's summer so there's a lot of "he's in