We sit here and honestly do not have words to speak. What a time we live in. A time that we thought was long past, and now is resurrected 100 years later. Our hearts hurt for those who feel wronged. Our hearts hurt for those who have lost their entire life's work building their businesses only for them to get burned in the night. Our hearts hurt for our police force who feel stereotyped by just a few's actions. Our hearts hurt ... Read More
Stewarding Our Business
How do you balance finances and your business, as Christian women? A question we have heard a lot over the years is how we handle our spiritual life while running a business. Does money and our christianity clash? Do we clash, as two followers of Jesus, over the topic of money, profit, and income? While this hasn't been the easiest road to maneuver, it has not exactly been an issue between us as partners either, or between ... Read More
Motherhood Guilt.
It's a real thing, right? It's not just us? I've found that no matter how much time I spend with my daughter beside me, it doesn't pacify the guilt when I'm not with her. It's not always there - but when I might be folding laundry, answering a client's email, or cleaning the kitchen, and I look over to find my daughter playing nicely on the rug with her books, it's there. It's a quiet voice in the back of my head. "Are you ... Read More
Supporting Each Other As Mothers.
Stepping into a whole new stage of life - we both are. And we are new, and this is new, and some days we feel like we are wearing someone else's shoes completely. We are not pros, by any means...and we do not act like we are because let's be honest, my child is turning one tomorrow and Larissa's little lady is 3 months. But we have been watching other mothers for a long time, we were raised by mothers, and we have many friends who are ... Read More
Joy Unspeakable.
Our world is in the midst of an epidemic that no generation living today, has experienced before. And who am I that I can sit here and journal about this issue, when my little understanding can not grasp the severity of the moment, or the affects it will have on the world in the years to come. I DO know that we are living history. This time, this year - 2020, will be remembered for generations, told over again to our children and our ... Read More
Miscarriage.
It's an uncomfortable, but necessary topic at times. I feel like this topic is hush-hush in our society. Mother's do not tell how many miscarriages they've had, the pain they went through, the yearning for the child they will never hold in their arms. It's awkward when someone does speak out - what do you say? How do you act? However, it is so real. The pain is there - physically and emotionally, and I believe this should be talked ... Read More
The Attitude of Thankfulness.
Truly an art to learn, to apply, to live. I have not mastered it, but I am trying. I've read several books about this mindset - A Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, and more. I've learned a lot over the last two years, and the biggest lesson of all? Thankfulness is a CHOICE. No one is forcing you to be thankful. Sure, we say "thank you" after "please" and then "you're welcome". But saying "thank you" does not make you thankful. Not ... Read More
Handwritten Notes.
Sure, we are graphic designers. Sure, we love to paint pretty, write elegantly, and get lost in our work. And yes, we might just have a greeting card line of our own. BUT, we promise this is not why we push the idea to write handwritten cards and send them off in the mail. To start, this life is so fast. It only continues to speed up, and we are left with our heads in a whirlwind, stress and anxiety in our bodies, and to-do lists only ... Read More
