Finding peace on the path of hardship - making a home on the path to peace.
Hi, I’m Riley! I am a writer, podcaster, wife and mama. I hope you find peace & feel so very at home here. Reach out anytime, I’m here for you. You are wanted, needed and loved. I see you, I hear you and you my love, by the grace of God, you are enough. Let’s get to know each other! »
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July Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 5 books I read/listened to in July of 2024. Including two very popular books that I “DNF’d” and a title from Annie Down’s earlier catalog.
June Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 13 books I read/listened to in June of 2024. Including the final (existing book) in the Magnolia Parks’ series, the highly anticipated “Just for the Summer” by Abby Jimenez and so much more!
May Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 6 books I read/listened to in April of 2024. Including two of the books from the Magnolia Parks series and The Reappearance of Rachel Price.
April Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 5 books I read/listened to in April of 2024. Including Magnolia Parks and Live No Lies.
March Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 10 books I read/listened to in March of 2024. Including Gone Girl, American Dirt and the Screwetape Letters.
February Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 6 books I read/listened to in February of 2024. Including Educated, Where the Crawdad Sings and In Five Years.
January Reads Recap 2024
A recap of the 11 books I read/listened to in January of 2024. Including Emma of 83rd Street, An Italian Summer, Midnight is the Darkest Hour and Dominicana.
Becoming a Tourist with Kids: Leiper’s Fork
My official review of Leiper’s Fork.. with kids. Spoiler: don’t bring your children there. Natchez Trace, on the other hand, totally brings your kids! Read on for my full review and tips on everything from bathrooms to not losing your child off the side of a drop off. 😆
1st Pregnancy: What No-One Tells You
Whether you are already pregnant or you’re considering pregnancy, there are a few things I wish someone would have told me during my first pregnancy. I wish someone would have had the courage to tell me the truth about my responsibility in choosing a birth team and birth space.
My Holiday Body
What would it look like if we walked into January feeling restored, strong and ready to take on the New Year?
Becoming a Tourist with Kids: Nashville
I am a planner. I don’t like being a tourist. I want to know where I’m going and I want to feel like I fit in there. This series is going to be about the process of learning how to explore and go with the flow. We’re learning how to be in-between two extremes, okay? Especially with kids. That’s a whole other ballgame. Welcome to this series and join me in Nashville to start! Join us on Broadway, the Pedestrian Bridge, Cumberland Children's Park, Assembly Food Hall, 12 South and at the Parthenon in Centennial Park!
Turning Anger into Muffins
Has God ever called you to do something that seems ridiculous in a moment of weakness, pain or frustration? Well, in a moment of extreme anger with my children, God told me to stop and go make muffins.
A Week of Labor
After a year, I am finally sharing all of the details of my redemptive home-birth. I am also sharing my insights into the struggle of experiencing prodromal or “false” labor.
Purposeful Postpartum Planning
After two kids, I’ve learned a little bit about setting oneself up for support in the postpartum season. There are a few things you really do need and a whole lot you absolutely do not…
Somewhere In-Between
Do you feel like you don't fit into any of the boxes? Does your soul long for a place "in-between"? A place where you're welcome to look deeper, seek God, change your mind and simply exist? You're welcome here.
The Grey Area of Feeding Your Baby
My journey with breastfeeding has been painful. It has come with a lot of heartache but it has also come with sweet joy and victory. I’m tired of fighting over what is “best”- rather, let us acknowledge the grey area that so many women find themselves in.
The Journey Of “Doing Better”
Knowing better doesn’t always mean you can do better. We hear that term a lot these days, right? “Know better, do better”. It’s a statement that I have a deep disdain for as it is entirely unhelpful, shamey and gives the person sharing the information a ‘holier than thou’ appearance.
4 Tips for Maternity Photos With a Toddler
Maternity pictures are a little different the second time around- here are some of my best tips for taking photos with your toddler!
Simple Sourdough
I am sharing a bit about my sourdough journey and a few of the tips that I’ve learned along the way. I am sharing everything in a simplified way, how I wish someone had taught me.
A recap of the 5 books I read/listened to in July of 2024. Including two very popular books that I “DNF’d” and a title from Annie Down’s earlier catalog.