Hiya and welcome to my blog. Let me first take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Elizabeth, and I am a wife, and a mother to our four young children. Life is a bit chaotic at times, most times, but I am so thankful for each messy moment.
Let me rewind a little here. Before marriage and children, I was a high school home economics teacher. I absolutely loved teaching, but eventually, it was time to leave the classroom. So, I went out in search of a grand adventure. And it was during this time that I met my husband, Craig. He was the handsome English cousin of two of my girl students. He happened to be in America visiting them at the time, and naturally they thought we should meet. After basically telling him to… “Go back across the pond!”, he found me on Facebook and the rest is history.
No really, there were lots of sweet details that I am leaving out here, but basically, he sent me flowers from England, and he asked me for just one date. I could not possibly say no to that, now, could I? Afterall, I could not recall having had any other offers to fly four thousand miles just to take me on one date.
~Marriage and an International Move~
Fast forward a year and we were happily married. I then moved to England, where we lived for a little over two years (our oldest daughter was born there). We lived on the outskirts of the iconic “Cotswold” villages, where I was immersed in the English culture, and I quickly grew to appreciate its many unique and varied traditions.
Fast forward again, and we returned to live in America. I have since made it a goal to bring many of those English traditions into our American-English home. Melding our heritage(s) has been a team effort with my husband and has been for the benefit of our family and our children.
This cross-cultural marrying of ideas can be seen in our home… from our homeschool lessons, to our English-inspired recipes, to our home’s décor, and even in our thrifting purchases.
It is my sincere hope that this blog brings encouragement to Moms, as well as a means to share creative, wholesome ideas that promote family time, unity, love, and special traditions.
