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But, can you see how shifting gears and redirecting could also be misconstrued and made to feel like a failure? Raise your hand.
Winter Wellness is a guided discussion on the things we always need, but might need even more during these darker, colder months.
Don’t get caught up in the why, the how, the what if’s! Trust your hands, your eye, your process and everything will work out.
It’s empowerment, taking who someone is and showing the world how wonderful they are. It’s hard to do that for yourself. You know who you are on the inside. I’ll help you say it out loud.
That's my favorite part. Knowing the delight that comes from things as simple as flour, sugar, and butter.
We launched when I was about 6 months pregnant, I had done all the design and Shawn handled the business side of things + the roasting.
I started The Sanders Abode in July of 2019 — two weeks prior to quitting my full-time job.
For years, I’ve felt the pressure to be a “morning person.” I tried to force myself to jump out of bed, already rushing through a list of to-dos
I'm pregnant with our fourth baby and in my third trimester. It's been a fairly easy pregnancy, but there's nothing easy about being pregnant while already caring for other children.
When the mountain of all we want to do and all we want to be leaves us standing at the bottom despairing and desperate for rest, I pray we will allow winter to invite us to slow.
As a stay at home mom who also works a little, my days often fold into each other. I’m a record on repeat. So remembering something doesn’t always feel easy.
Me and Morning have had a long, rocky relationship. But over the years, I’ve learned a few things about her that might be helpful …
A gift is seeing something and thinking of someone and making the effort to love. What you do is where your heart is. My
I eagerly wait for family games around the kitchen table, the traditional Christmas Eve movie night, making pannekoeken on Christmas morning with my mom.
I found myself like a child, moved by grace and generosity, tearing through to unwrap what I didn’t deserve.
People are obsessed with purpose. This is not a bad thing, but I am curious if our purposes are misaligned.
I pray you are able to hear a child’s laughter and relish it. I hope you are able to eat a warm meal and savor it.
I sat there, hiding in my cracked, bird-filled rock on the mountainside and read the words over and over in awe.
We can hurry through festivities and parties, never stopping to enjoy a single moment, never letting any joy seep in.
As a kid, I really cared what people thought of me. She didn’t. On one memorable first day of school…
As the holidays approach many are wondering what the family dynamics should look like. What their financial spending should be. How little or much they should travel to see extended family.
The summer continued, and, is it just me, or are summers as adults not quite the same as when we were kids?
After climbing the stairs, I knocked on the door and let myself in, the smell of coffee and a pile of shoes greeting me.
As our team has grown, many have married and started families. Suffice to say, we’re growing, but we need a nap.
Fire and all - this is my life. It is a life riddled with pain and contrasting joy - a hurt that makes love’s light grow deeper and stronger.