HE OR SHE?!

HE OR SHE?! TOMORROW WE WILL SEE!

my grub board

do you pin? i love finding new recipes and giving them a try. i thought i would share some of my favorites from my grub board. if you follow me on pinterest, you can probably tell i'm pregnant by my overload of food pins. anyway, here is what i've made lately. 

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I used olive oil instead of butter on this one.

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tara + jack

write to you

i never usually write much on my blog. the truth is, i'm not a very good writer. i'm not a good writer combined with the fact that i don't have good grammar, spelling or punctuation. these post are (mostly) for the girls, it is our way of documenting life and i feel i do better job doing that through pictures than words. but for today my girls i want to write to you.

if i could go back now and tell my younger self it would be ok, i would. i would tell her and i'm telling you, it will be ok.

life won't be how you plan it too. you will get your heart broken. you will love a love to find out they were a lesson. you will be gossiped about and lied to and it will be ok.

family is everything and family comes first.

be true to yourself.

be kind even when others aren't. be selfless. follow your heart. don't judge people. be honest and forgiving. stand up for others. take care of yourself. give yourself to the world. see the good in others. be gracious and be true to yourself.

your mistakes will not define you. how you handle your life's lessons will.
 
always know we love you and are so proud.

you might not get the best grades in class. you might not be a starter on your team. you might not get the job. if you try you will succeed. you might not agree with us. we might argue, but always know we love you and are so proud.

be curious and keep learning

at (almost) 35 i am still learning lessons. i'm not perfect, but i try to be good. i have many fails, and the people that love you will be there through those fails and lift you up. with each year i find i like myself better and care less about what people think, it is nice to not carry that burden. Life can/will be hard but so so worth it!! i'm still trying to figure out what i want to be when i grow up. for now, i'm working at the best job in the world.

i love you and it will be ok,

mom

my inspiring friend shared this with me the other day

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water

water

something we don't think about. when we need it we  use it we simply just turn a knob, but for so many people it is deadly. diseases from unsafe water and lack of basic sanitation kill more people every year than all forms of violence, including war.  Children are especially vulnerable, as their bodies aren't strong enough to fight diarrhea, dysentery and other illnesses.

  this year some special mama's are joining me to raise money for clean water. 

would you consider helping us? 100% of your donation goes to a water project and is tax deductible.

$5, $10 or anything you can give WILL help.

you can visit our link HERE

last year, along with your help, our campaign helped fund an rig that i can follow everyday via GPS as it drills wells through out Ethiopia.

 today is day 275 in the field
and the rig is  in Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia

The Fankhausers

pop a tent

I have had a few people ask about the tent I made for Cora and Nya. It cost under $10 and was super easy to make. I got the idea from cakies and I will add a direct link below! We brought the tent to our recent family photo shoot with Eran + Aubs

DIY TENT BY CAKIES