Melisa
Hello! I’m Melisa, pronounced muh-leesa. I’m an enthusiastic wife to my husband of 10 years and homeschool mama to four curious children. My roots are in the PNW and I currently reside in Colorado Springs, where I soak up all the sunshine and snow. I love all things beautiful—but most of all Jesus and all the wonderful people created by God! When I’m not sweeping up crumbs and juggling school lessons, I like to spend an afternoon to myself going to the spa, wandering Anthropologie for inspiration, creating something handmade and eating yummy food in a gorgeous outdoor space. Oh, and if there’s time I always love scoring a great thrift store deal!
The Comparison Trap: We’re On The Same Team
There's this thing we do as women. Sometimes it is subtle, but I've been noticing it blaringly lately. I have gotten my ego trapped in this snare called comparison. Its lies tell us that...
Secondhand Shopping: An Affordable Way To Spruce up your Wardrobe
New Body, New Clothes
I love to shop! Trying out new styles and updating my wardrobe is really enjoyable. However, with an ever-changing motherly figure, it can be difficult to feel good in what you’re...
More Than A Month: Black History Every Day
I remember attending school during Black History Month when I was growing up. February would roll around and it all of a sudden became highlighted that I was partially black.
Shared Melanin
I found myself feeling...
You’ve Got Your Hands Full! Life With 5 Children
We have 5 children ages 9 and younger. If that sounds like a lot... it IS!
A Full House
I still think it sounds like a lot when I hear someone say they have 5 children,...
Mastering your Menstrual Cycle: Getting your Body and Schedule in a Groove
When it comes to your period it's important to remember that it's not just the time of the month when you are bleeding, but it's an entire cycle that has repetition and predictability. Once...
Mayday Moments: When Mama Needs Some Help
I'm Not Alone
Slumped down on the kitchen floor with my back firmly pressed against the cabinet door, I found myself silently crying and hoping I could push my tears back long enough to suspend...
8 Ways to Style your Space
Seventeen homes. I think when I counted last that is how many spaces I could remember moving into as an adult. Most of them were rental situations and a few owned homes sprinkled in...
Why Is My Skin Brown?
What color are you?
We can often find ourselves in the trap of a social construct, called race. So many of us have been taught to define ourselves within the limits of our culture when...
Thinking About Homeschooling?
These have been difficult waters to navigate. School year 2020-21 started off for so many families with hesitation, fatigue, and continued unknowns of how this year would play out. In this current state of...
How Do We Deal with All the Whining?
Does this whining sound familiar?
But, I don’t want to, Mommy!
But! Whyyyyy?
It’s not fair!
She was mean to me!
He won’t share!
Some days seem like they are filled to the brim with a house full of whining...