Weekend reading: October 25, 2014

From Instagram: And a turkey leg for me and the boy. {At the NC State Fair!}

Well, it happened. Despite my best efforts to ignore or disallow it, Jackson turned 1 yesterday!!

We actually spent most of the day in the car, and then I taught my Essentials class in the afternoon, so I didn’t really even get to see his face or snuggle him until the evening. Then we celebrated by singing Happy Birthday and sticking a candle in a pear for him to gaze at in wonder while we all tried to show him how to blow it out — ha!

I’m so thankful for our little man, who is quite possibly the sweetest baby boy on the planet, and I can’t wait to see even more of his personality emerge in the next year!

What I’m reading: The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell and Let’s All Be Brave by Annie F. Downs

What I’m cooking: chicken parmesan casserole, sloppy joes (in a crescent roll ring), upside down meatball casserole {um…should we call this the week of tomato sauce?!}

What I’m pinning: s’more cookie bars, s’mores cake, peanut butter cup s’mores {clearly I have a problem…}

What I’m thinking about:

On living with intention Remember your reasons | The Art of Simple A Life of Moderation: My Top Tip for Simple Living | Andrea Dekker Making Choices When You Don’t Know What’s Next | Storyline On marriage and parenting On not “firepitting” our marriage (or our children) | Rage Against the Minivan Why I Believe in Nighttime Parenting | HuffPo On a broader perspective #BringBackOurGirls: Meet the man who never gave up hope Badass Dad Follows Sons 300 Miles Disguised As a Beggar to Rescue Them from Slavery One Powerful Illustration Shows Exactly What’s Wrong With How the West Talks About Ebola

Have a great weekend!

Mandi Ehman is the blogger behind Life Your Way. She and her husband have four beautiful girls plus one baby boy, and together they live, work and homeschool on a little slice of heaven in wild, wonderful West Virginia. Mandi loves coffee, chocolate, easy meals, beautiful things and minimalist spaces.

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Weekend reading: October 25, 2014

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