On my podcast, This Girl Life we do a segment called Yay and Nay with Whit and K. We talk about one thing we're loving and one thing we're not loving. We were chatting about how it's always easier to find a Nay than a Yay!

Why is it that it's always easier to talk about the bad things versus talking about the good.

I'm changing that today by sharing the 15 things I'm thankful for today. No complaining, just pure joys. If you're looking for some more joys, I've linked my other thankful posts here!


ONE //  The fact that it's Friday. Fridays have changed a lot for me because honestly, it means two uninterrupted days with my family. God knew what He was doing when He gave us the weekend and a day of rest. I'm gonna be honest, I really need it this weekend.

TWO // Speaking of, my family. I'm so obsessed with my little family. Not a minute goes by that I'm not eternally thankful for my sweet family.

THREE //  The chaos. My house is full of toys, full of noise, full of chaos and I love every dang minute.

FOUR // My cold glass of wine that's waiting for me tonight.

FIVE // TGL - This Girl Life has been such an amazing place of growth, passion, and encouragement.

SIX // My amazing Everyday Grace readers/listeners/instagram story watchers. You have made my little space, yours. You've loved it, nurtured it, given suggestions and helped me grow. You've encouraged me, challenged me, and loved me through.


SEVEN // Hot coffee, iced coffee, lukewarm coffee, melted ice coffee, day old coffee, coffee flavored everything coffee. I'm a mom, it's my lifeline.

EIGHT // This is silly, but if you know, you know, I love TV. I'm so glad all my fall shows are back. I can't wait to sit on my couch and watch Greys, all the Chicago shows, This is Us, and more.

NINE //  Facetime. Every morning Quinnie and I Facetime my mom and it's my favorite, Quinn just lights up. Getting to be close to family without being physically close is amazing.

TEN // The quietness that comes with a slow Sunday morning. There is something so wonderful about waking up Quinnie at 7 and our slow morning before we go to church.

ELEVEN // This sweater that I can't seem to stop wearing. And basically everything Evereve has to offer.


TWELVE // Fall! It's so dang nice out. I need to find myself at a pumpkin patch with a hot latte pronto. And, I need to plan a mountain trip. I'm getting jealous of everyones fall pictures, I need to see those beautiful aspens myself!

THIRTEEN // Everything Lauren Daigle. I can't stop listening to every song she sings. Her voice is pure magic. She was just at Red Rocks and I'm so bummed I missed her!

FOURTEEN // My mom bible study. It's amazing to me how important community with other moms is. To be able to sit and ask for prayers, and help, support, and love. Being a mom is amazing, but can be so darn tough, having friends in the same space is such a blessing.

FIFTEEN // Adam. He gets a specific shoutout today because he's just the best and deserves to be praised for being a great dad and husband.

Happy Friday friends! What are you thankful for today?

This post is going to be heavyyyy Quinn related, but I can't help it. I'm basking in new baby glow. This month has flown by in quite a blur, but it's been the best sleepless baby blur I could have ever imagined.

Before we get to all the things I'm thankful for, I gotta give a birthday shout-out to my gf Lyndsey!

Happy Birthday Lynds! Thanks for being such an amazing friend, mama guru and life-coach. I'd be lost on this mama journey without you! I love you! Have the best day! xx

ONE //  Well this one is a given, but Quinn being born was the obvious highlight of this month and my life. I could gush and gush over her forever and I probably will.




Happy Friday friends, what are you thankful for this month?

Dear Readers of Everyday Grace,

First, thank you. You guys rock. You're the best and most loyal readers I could have ever dreamed of. You have made my little space, yours. You've loved it, nurtured it, given suggestions and helped me grow.

Second, thank you for challenging me. Thank you for pushing me to be better. Thank you for helping me be a better blogger. Thank you for giving me productive advice. Thank you for being kind and not mean. Thank you for realizing that this blog is bigger than me.


Everyday Grace readers, thank you for making me feel welcomed. In this big bad world of blogging, you make me feel like I matter. In the midst of the competition, you've made me feel like I can succeed. You comment on my posts, you like my posts on Facebook and Instagram, you pin my Pinterest posts and you "love" me on Bloglovin.

You, readers of Everyday Grace, are my inspiration.

The funny thing about this blog is when I started it, I was afraid to tell my mom and my best friend. I was afraid to write about things that mattered or things that made me hurt. Today, I'm writing about my failures, my injuries and my dreams. This space makes me feel inspired. It makes me feel like I can share my thoughts and feelings with people who appreciate my words.

Thank you for giving me the desire to keep blogging. You are the reason I sit, computer in my lap, figuring out things to interest you. You are the reason I reach out to people so that I can create content that you like. You're also the reason I'm up at 11 pm with thousands of blog topics swirling around, but I forgive you this time :)

Thank you for not judging me when I talk about my love for red and white wine, beer, ten pieces of pizza and all things sweet. Oh, and for failing 30 days of paelo - thank you for not judging me, but encouraging me. Thanks for not judging me when I don't blog for a week or for when I take a 3 month hiatus.

You are the reason I tell people my dream is to be a professional blogger. You are the reason I fight for sponsors, ad space, affiliate links and more. You are the reason I set goals, hope to achieve them and continue to spend hours upon hours on this little space. My husband thanks you for turning him into an Instagram husband  - he might not say that out loud, but I know he's thinking it.

Thank you for loving Everyday Grace even more than I do. Thank you for loving me.

I hope you all had the best Thanksgiving ever!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! If you're celebrating like me today, you're outside, drinking wine, stuffing your face with turkey and taking thousands of pictures. Regardless, I'm hope you're happy, full and celebrating all the wonderful things we have to be thankful for.

Are you ready for this list. I've got a lot and I love listing it because when I'm feeling sad or down, I turn to this blog and this post and I'm instantly reminded of how insanely blessed I am.

What are you thankful for today?

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, hooray! Today I am spending the day with my family, especially my mom, helping her prep for the big day tomorrow. Spending time with my mom is the absolute best. Cooking with her and learning from her is even better. I'm so lucky to have a mom who is practically Martha Stewart.

Every since I can remember my mom has always hosted Thanksgiving. I honestly never remember being any where else for Thanksgiving until Adam and I started sharing holidays. My mother is the perfect host. She reminds me of Monica in Friends when Monica "is always the hostess". Lets be real, my mom is the best host, so why go elsewhere.


I am so excited to spend thanksgiving in Arizona. 3 full days of sunshine, family, great food, delicious wine and everyone I love.


TODAY, I am grateful for Arizona. I am grateful for my huge family. I am grateful for a place to call home. I am grateful for the beautiful blue skies, the green cactus' and the fact that I know my way around everyone. I am thankful for too many pictures, laughing until it hurts and hugs that last forever.

It's really easy to forget to be thankful. I know that sounds terrible, but let's be real, it's the truth. It's easy to look at the world and everything going on and forget to be thankful that we live in the Land of the Free home (because) of the brave. But today I am celebrating everything I have to be thankful for.

I love thanksgiving because it is a day, an entire day, 24 hours where my entire focus is on being thankful. Emily from Ember Grey is currently doing A week of Grate(full)ness and I just love this idea. An entire week spent realizing how lucky I am (& we all are) and how grateful I am.


TODAY I'm grateful for a warm house, a warm bed and a loving husband. Sometimes I rag on our apartment because I have dreams of a home, but today I am so grateful for a place that Adam and I have made home together. I'm grateful for Adam and his enduring love. I'm grateful that I have food on my plate every night. I am grateful for all the things I sometimes take for granted.

Hello blogworld, sorry for the lack of blogging! Things are changing over here at Everyday Grace and I've been working on all that fun stuff. But have no fear, I'm back! One exciting change, is my domain name is officially changed. Now when you want to read my daily musings you can go to www.theeverydaygrace.com. We're making moves people and it's exciting! I have an official Facebook page (feel free to head on over and like it!) and a Google+ account! Let's be friends everywhere! Okay, enough blog promotion.

Since Thanksgiving is 4 days away (hooray!), every day this week, I'm going to blog about what I'm thankful for. Since I'm late to the game, I'm going to do it all this week, through Sunday. Let's be real, 7 days isn't enough to come close to all the things I'm thankful for, but I'll come close.

#1: Adam, weekends & the Denver Broncos. 
This week we we're lucky enough to get to go to our first Broncos game! It was freezing cold and snowing occasionally, but it was so fun! We tailgated, drank some beers and watched our team win! I'm thankful for Adam always, but the chance to go to the Broncos game with him was the cherry on top of a great weekend.