Oct 19, 2023 | Holidays & Celebrations, Home and Haven, Uncategorized
Bring your Merry and we’ll make Memories as we turn our hearts towards home, decorate wreaths, create beautiful bows and leave inspired. Join us at the Becoming Cottage on Sunday, November 19, 2023. It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so come meet...
Jun 22, 2023 | Desserts, FOOD, Freezer Cooking, Large Groups
This Ice Cream Sandwich Cake is one of my favorite Go-To desserts especially during the summer. If you omit the brownie crust, it can be finished in ten minutes from start to finish. Yep, I speak the truth. 😉 *************** The last few weeks have been one of those...
Sep 21, 2022 | Faith & Family, FAMILY
I’ve laid awake at night scrolling through decades of apologies I’ve needed to make — instances when I didn’t know the unintended pain I’d inflicted or when I didn’t understand someone’s silent suffering. With age, maturity, and hard-fought life lessons, there...
Nov 15, 2021 | FOOD, HOSPITALITY
Holiday meals are upon us, so I’ve made my list and I’m checking it twice: Mashed Potatoes (the Make Ahead recipe), Cider Baked Turkey (purchase the juice), Butterhorn Rolls (for Gratitude Rolls), Pumpkin Bars, and I must remember to cut out the card stock for the...
Aug 28, 2021 | HOSPITALITY, Popular Posts
(Adding: in the last 18 months, this little “Cottage that Could” as I call, it has hosted over 1000 people and the property is far from being finished. Never assume you have to have a big beautiful place that’s finally finished to welcome others in...
Feb 17, 2021 | Faith, Faith & Family
While I wrote this during the summer of 2020 for (in)courage, I think acknowledging this tension and pondering what it looks like within our own lives will always be of critical importance. *********** My weekend encapsulated one of those magical moments that little...
Aug 26, 2020 | Desserts, FOOD, Recipes
Low Carb Chocolate Avocado Mousse Recipe This week marked a significant milestone in the Schmidt house hold. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you know that after having anywhere between 8 – 12 people quarantined here for the last five, yes, let me repeat...
Jul 23, 2020 | Faith & Family, HOSPITALITY, Hospitality & Entertaining
Amidst the shelter at home quarantine, I received a very interesting question via my Instagram. Even though it’s been months and we’re all in different parts of the country with varying plans for re-opening, many will ponder different aspects of her vulnerable...
Apr 20, 2020 | Faith, Intentional Living
I wrote this article five weeks ago and nothing has changed. If anything, I am needing to be more diligent in giving myself grace but to continue to run to these most important “R’s.” They’ve been a life line when I’ve needed to...
Mar 10, 2020 | Encouragement for Moms, Faith
At a women’s conference I spoke at this weekend, the organizer told her attendees how the leadership team spends a lot of time getting recommendations for a potential speaker and then researching, praying, questioning and looking at the speaker’s theology...