Welcome to Flourish Home

I am so glad you are here. WELCOME. This blog has been a dream of mine for some time now…

For months I couldn’t narrow down my creative interests I wanted to share…. so I took it as a sign that maybe they were all meant to live together in this little space online. I’ll cover topics such as home decorating, family life, gardening, fostering, health, + encouragement. I am so excited to inspire you all to bring beauty into every area of your life.

Let’s be real, I did start a blog about 5 years ago, and it turns out…. having small children, running a business, & writing a blog while refusing to utilize daycare is extremely hard. haha! Now I find myself with all of my kids in school; A retired photography business (because of the impossible hours with 3 kids in sports); and now the time to pursue a new creative endeavor.

Now that I have the space to write you will find me here. We have had so many big (some super hard) things happen over the last 10 years… I’m looking forward to reflecting and sharing with you the things I’ve learned, how I’ve fought health + life battles with courage, and how I’ve grown and become stronger—while still choosing to see the beauty in the hard things along the way.

I’m also so excited to be tapping into my creativity again. I have always loved decorating & gardening…. thanks to my momma, this apple didn’t fall far from the tree! If you have been out to Sisters Garden + Bloom here in rural Iowa, then you have seen her handiwork at her antique shops. I grew up in the garden at our home where we grew flowers, or behind the counter at one of her stores. After a lifetime of studying gardening + decorating with my mom, I have so many ideas for beautifying your home inside + out, and I can’t wait to share! I have had many people comment how beautiful the decor is in my own home— and I love to share my ideas, and how I do everything on a budget. I love beautiful home blogs, but I hate that they always feel so far out of reach. I value authenticity, so I will be sharing real life—attainable—beautiful inspiration + ideas here.

““While still choosing to see the beauty in the hard things...””

Our homes are most often our safe landing spot, when the world outside often feels unstable. So I hope you will see the value in creating a space that brings peace + beauty to you, and all those who enter your home.

The dictionary definition for flourish says: to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly pleasant environment. And the word flourish was originally from the latin word for flower. With all this to say, I couldn’t think of a better name for my new space on the web.

If you feel buried right now (as I know I have many times), let me reassure you and give you a perspective shift….. imagine yourself as a seed, which means you actually have been planted, not buried. And in time— if you choose to see the beauty in the hard things life brings— it will cause you to grow. And you will bloom. You will flourish.