Heart & Home from the Cottage is where simple living and everyday moments come together. Explore cozy home ideas, garden memories, nature, family traditions, cottage life, and the little things that make everyday life meaningful.
A Quiet Front Porch Morning of Love and Remembrance Fourteen years ago today, August 15th, I said goodbye to my dad. ❤️🩹 Some dates never become just another day. This morning, as the sun came through the trees, I sat on the front porch with my coffee and simply enjoyed the quiet. A beautiful reminder […]
Remembering Dad ❤️🩹 Read More
Heart & Home from the Cottage 💛
Something short and personal about how motherhood doesn’t stop when daughters grow up and build lives of their own. Daughters Are Forever Hugs From the Heart A Family Forever, Never Apart To My Ladies 💛 No matter how many miles life puts between us, you are never far from my heart. I am forever grateful
International Daughter’s Day | Close at Heart Read More
Heart & Home from the Cottage 💛
Heart & Home from the Cottage 💛 Some photographs tell a story without saying a single word. This is one of those photographs. It was taken in 2013 while my daughter, April, and I were visiting my other daughter, Shelby, in beautiful Boca Raton, Florida. No one posed.No one smiled for the camera. We simply
A Mother’s Hand, A Daughter’s Heart Read More
Heart & Home from the Cottage 💛
Chasing Sunsets, Moons & Stars: Finding Peace in Everyday Moments There were seasons in my life that felt impossible. Rebuilding… starting over… just trying to make it through the day. But looking back now… I wouldn’t change it. Because every hard moment led me here — to this life, this peace, these quiet mornings. I
Chasing Sunsets, Moons & Stars: Finding Peace in Everyday Moments Read More
Heart & Home from the Cottage 💛
A Simple, Peaceful Morning to Start the Day 🌅 There’s something about early mornings that feels different. Before the noise of the day begins, there’s a quiet stillness that makes everything feel calm and simple. Watching the sunrise through the trees with a warm cup of coffee in hand is one of those moments that
A Simple, Peaceful Morning to Start the Day 🌅 Read More
Heart & Home from the Cottage 💛