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← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. beach basics: grilling 22 Jul '13 Are you headed to the beach this year? After our latest trip with a big group to Ft. Morgan, Alabama, I decided it might be fun to post a few things that will make any beach trip more enjoyable. You can see more of these posts here. ____________________________________________________________ We always grill at the beach – it’s the perfect combination of easily prepped food & getting to stay outside every single minute that we can. Plus, it’s a great reason to have a lovely cold drink in your hand. Plus, at our house, it means Bryan is…

← → Listen To Your Mother: the video 12 Jul '13 You may remember that back in May I was a part of Listen To Your Mother, a set of live readings that happen all over the country to honor Mother’s Day. I explained all about it here. Part of the wonderful thing about these readings is that they are recorded, so if you can’t see them live, you can watch them later on YouTube. Friends, it’s an exciting/terrifying day, because the videos are up! You can watch my story right now by clicking above. Enjoy!   Yes, I did say terrifying. Watching myself on video is like hearing how…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. Mountain Man 11 Jul '13 While I’m at the beach this week, my dear friend Alison has agreed to guest post for me on a subject she is well versed in: backpacking in the mountains. There are parts of Colorado where she can name every peak you pass, and tell you a story that happened there, too. You’ll want to go read her wonderful blog, Chino House, and check out the beautiful pictures from her latest mountain adventure on Instagram. _____________________________________________________ Some folks go to the beach for vacation. Some families got trips to Disneyworld. I got mountains. My daddy started…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. friday faves 14 Jun '13 Of course, my absolute favorite thing about this Friday is that IT’S MY BIRTHDAY. I love birthdays! Also, it’s Flag Day, and I used to think when I was little that people hung out their flags to celebrate with me. Also, I get to go see Avenue Q tonight at The Rep! YIPPEE! Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Oh internet, you perfectly timed scene-stealer, I love you. Let’s see what you had to offer this week! Sing a little song: my sweet daughter recorded herself singing Give Me Love by Ed Sheeran. I think…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. little rock life: simple + summer 11 Jun '13 Every time we hit Memorial Day weekend that still-teenage part of me wants to scream YES! SUMMER! as I roll the windows down, turn the music up, and rummage around for my favorite lip gloss and sunglasses. Most of the time, we don’t go anywhere that weekend, preferring to avoid the spots that it seems the rest of the state is crowding into. Still, I love the feel of the gate opening on long days of sunshine and warm summer nights, and I’m ready to celebrate it. Preferably with good food and…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. friday faves 12 Apr '13 Oh internet, you overly enthusiastic backup dancer, I love you. Let’s see what you had to offer this week! “I’ve come to believe that each person has a spotlight waiting for them.” Of course I’m going to love this post – a little go out there and do what you do like only you can do inspiration from Katherine Stone (via Kyran Pittman). Because, if you go out there and grab your spotlight, who knows? You could end up creating something awesome like this: ok yes, it’s another flash mob, but I promise, the payoff is…

← → 7: month 1 is done 4 Mar '13 So, month 1 of 7FN is over, and I’ve tried to figure out what to say about it all and I’m not sure I know how. It was hard, it was good, and it wasn’t what I expected. Isn’t that always the case? It was hard. Probably obvious, but still I’ll elaborate a little. I got bored and frustrated with my choices. I bought the cheap bag of rice from Sam’s which was a HUGE mistake, since simultaneously hated it and felt like I couldn’t give up on it. I found that I don’t really want to go to parties…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. friday faves: long time no see 22 Feb '13 Oh internet, you moody script writer, I love you. Let’s see what you had to offer this week! (This particular collection of friday faves is definitely not all from this week, but when you haven’t posted a friday faves in oh, forever, then I don’t think you get to be picky.) It’s February, so let’s remind ourselves how high school scars us for life: no seriously, this is an absolutely fascinating read on how our teenage brains intersect with the peculiar society that is American high school. (via @amybhole) Speaking of high…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. it’s January 14 Jan '13 It’s that time of year again. Sometimes I desperately wish I could explain what it’s like to be inside my head during the days of depression: how you can’t see the options, how the answer to everything is no. How you just want to sleep, or lay still under the covers and cry. How I don’t know what makes it come or go. I wish I could explain having to fight your own brain – just to go out and be with other people. People that you love, but that you can’t seem to say a…

← → © 2013 Sarabeth Jones. All rights reserved. the long road 1 Jan '13 The last time I wrote about Kenya, my husband said to me, you’re taking too long writing about this. You haven’t even made it to the mission yet. Well. I showed him. After that I didn’t write about it at all for almost a month. So here we are, still on the road to Migori. I just can’t skip this part though. Part of the whole mind blowing experience is that you fly for a day and a half and then you still have an 8 hour drive ahead of you. To my largely untraveled…