sometimes in the moments of the most searing pain, we think we don't have a choice. but we do, it's in those moments that we make the most important choice: grow up or give up. it's easy to want to give up under the weight of what we're carrying. it seems sometimes like the only ...
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notes from niequist: becoming in your 20’s
this is the thing: when you start to hit twenty-eight or thirty, everything starts to divide, and you can see very clearly two kinds of people: on one side, people who have used their twenties to learn and grow, to find God and themselves and their deep dreams, people who know what works and what ...
notes from niequist: embrace the change
in honor of my recent completion of shauna niequist's bittersweet, and of my pending reading of cold tangerines and her latest release, bread and wine (saving those for my next trip over cinco de mayo weekend), i've decided to occasionally post a "note from niequist"-an inspirational line or series of lines from one of her books to either evoke self-reflection, or simply ...
happy first day of fall
Use what you have, use what the world gives you. Use the first day of fall: bright flame before winter’s deadness; harvest; orange, gold, amber; cool nights and the smell of fire. Our tree-lined streets are set ablaze, our kitchens filled with the smells of nostalgia: apples bubbling into sauce, roasting squash, cinnamon, nutmeg, cider, ...
my favorite gift to give
so in case you didn't already know, christmas eve is TOMORROW. gulp. fortunately after a productive weekend, the pile of once unwrapped gifts residing on my desk is now safely contained beneath some festive wrapping paper and bows. just in time for santa. so in case you're looking for a last-minute gem to sneak under the tree, i thought i'd ...
to stir with love
image via: not without salt. they say a way to a man's heart is through his stomach. and while that's certainly true (two words: magic bars), i think the same can be said about a woman's heart, too. you can even take the express route if the dish involves chocolate and/or peanut butter. it's no secret that food ...
hello, autumn
“Use what you have, use what the world gives you. Use the first day of fall: bright flame before winter's deadness; harvest; orange, gold, amber; cool nights and the smell of fire. Our tree-lined streets are set ablaze, our kitchens filled with the smells of nostalgia: apples bubbling into sauce, roasting squash, cinnamon, nutmeg, cider, ...
it’s friday, i’m in love || 9/19/14
happy weekend-eve, y'all. i am so glad to be through with this week -if for no other reason than for the fact that it's supposed to drop at least 20 degrees this weekend and i don't think i can handle one more night of sleeping starfished out on my bed beneath the fan. fall? are you ...
it’s friday, i’m in love || 6/13/14
happy friday! and for those of you who are superstitious, happy friday the 13th (cue spooky noises and theme song from the haunted mansion ride at disneyland). since i've worked a total of six days over the course of the past two weeks, logging a full 40 hours this week was a cold splash of reality. but ...
our stories
i have to believe that when a specific theme keeps recurring in your life, God has something to do with it. for me, this theme has been the concept of the story. not the kind with made up characters and fantasy worlds, the kind that is displayed in the life of every human being. your story. ...
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shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.