Solutions
Hostess with the McMostess: feeding friends
So, my post on Tuesday started out as menu planner for hosting a weekend of grown-up friends and Stephen's House Peru. My husband serves on the board of this organization and we were honored to host these friends for a weekend away from their normal routines,...
a weekend in september
September was a full month. Our weekends were shared with people that we love. And frankly...that's really the point of life, or at least the life we feel called to! Mr. McKinney and I had the privilege of hosting some friends as part of a planning and...
mental health link up
This month the #NWArkCares bloggers have been tackling MENTAL HEALTH. This topic is raw and real. It means different things to different people. It's brought inward reflection, verbal processing over coffee and some real feelings and realizations expressed...
what can you do: Mental Health
So this month, I've spent some time sharing my story with anxiety and how I've learned to cope with the issues I deal with, but what about the rest? I'll tell you in researching and beginning conversation with some Northwest Arkansas Bloggers, I've realized that we...
cope with hope
Last week, I tried to be pretty candid and share about my own struggle with anxiety and previously, depression. I must have been pretty spot on because my husband had shared this Tony Evans sermon on anxiety with me over the weekend. No, I didn't take offense...
what do you really know about farming?
Hosting my friends at the Arkansas Farm Bureau today on the blog. Social Media and Public Relations Specialist Mollie Dykes shares some thoughts on Arkansas farming and sustainability. It really does matter on every front and in every industry! What I love...
Ting’s Mom on Saving our Planet
So excited to share my space today with my pal Karen, aka Ting's Mom. After I presented my question last week about how to handle my "trashy" dilemma, I remembered seeing her share something on Instagram about a few books she has recently used, to talk to her kids...
paper or plastic
Is it weird to say I’m getting really annoyed at throwing things away? Yes, I’m cleaning out too (and donating), but I’m getting annoyed that all my trash just goes into the trash can. It was probably one of the first points of contention in our home after we got...















