Practical Life

Many times in our lives there seems to be a gaping disconnect between what we desire and what actually seems possible. That disconnect can ring true in a variety of different areas of our lives. From your most lofty of...

Hey Everyone!  We're baaaaccck. Thank you all so much for your amazing comments and prayers regarding camp last weekend.  We got back last week and hit the ground running, but I've been so anxious to share with you a peak...

So, pretty soon we've got some fun DIY, a little encouragement and lots of goodness in store, but today, I thought you'd appreciate a peak at our week. This week we kept our lives from being small and consumed by...

 I have a confession to make and I’m thinking I’m not alone on this one. I suffer from “Acute Time Delusion Syndrome.” What is “Acute Time Delusion Syndrome” you ask?   It’s the perpetual belief that I can accomplish more than...

Since moving into our home 9 ½ years ago, our dining room has been a series of 4 different colors. First, there was the tragic yellow/80’s mirror combo the previous owners gifted us with. Then there was the awesome neutral,...

As you know from this post, I’m an avid exerciser and as many avid exerciser’s can attest, that usually means you are no stranger to injuries.  Plantar Fasciitis, Bursitis in my Hip, IT Band syndrome, “tweaky”(very serious medical term) knees,...

34 years old. To some, I’m “still a kid” and to others I’m ancient. Today, wherever you land on that broad spectrum, I hope you’ll leave this post encouraged.               Last weekend was my birthday so if you "forgot"...

Our passion surrounding No Small Life is to continually encourage you to push against the mundane, never settling for mediocre and live a life worth celebrating! With that in mind, we're launching a new feature: "How we celebrated life."  If...

Just over a year ago we finally painted our Laundry Room. It was the last room in the house that remained completely untouched by our creative impulses. Our motivation came from the fact that we were upgrading our icky linoleum...

My Dad is one of the good ones. He’s a truly incredible, heroic man and one of my best friends. BUT my Dad has one fatal flaw…he can’t cook to save his life. Growing up if my Dad were in...