Author: Little Maui Family

I went years wearing mostly striped shirts + dresses, now I incorporate solids + checkered patterns as a rule. I'm a mom of three kids we had in 3.5 years + I often stutter + struggle to figure out what's going on around me. My house is usually a mess but it's so completely full of love + wonder, paints + drawings, playdough-in-the-carpets, half-finished sewing + craft projects, and food scattered about. I love baking + cooking with my kids. My husband is the best person I know besides Jesus. We've grown so much in the past 13 years of marriage. If you've read this far, then let's see, I am a former journalist + marketing specialist + wedding and event planner who now spends her days changing diapers, scrubbing the toilet, reading huge piles of literature to my babies, chasing after my eldest + middle + also youngest - oh yes, I dream of becoming a book writer + legit love my life (except for the rare or not so rare occasion when I'm crying hysterically on the bathroom floor bc it's so hard having three kids so close in age..and I feel like I'm failing at #momlife.). God is Faithful, and He's shown me His great love through the hard + holy-making work of getting to the end of myself and realizing that at the end, HE is there. HE always was. xx

Homebuilding as Sacred

February 7, 2023 Little Maui Family

A strong cold wind whips through our tiny grove of apple banana trees. I hear leaves twisting and slapping together just outside our screen door. I can taste the salty air as it rises up from lapping waves along the north shore. The sun slowly breaks through the clouds to reveal sloppy stretches of mud… Continue reading Homebuilding as Sacred

Psalms 91

February 7, 2023 Little Maui Family

Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his… Continue reading Psalms 91

Thank you

February 2, 2023February 3, 2023 Little Maui Family

Thank you so much for your prayers for our 'Ohana the past few weeks. It's felt like a lot lately. Children sick with infections, hospital and doctor visits for them, then my pesky exercise injury turned more serious in the past two weeks with excruciating pain at night, back spasms and now chest spasms. Then… Continue reading Thank you

Morning at the ER

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023 Little Maui Family

God, it's been rough lately. As I type this, I'm texting back and forth with my husband who is at the Emergency Room with my son. They've been there well over three hours and checked in at 4 a.m. Cy has been feeling so so sick the past 24 hours. He's had a fever since… Continue reading Morning at the ER

Jammy Toast and Hot Coffee

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Little Maui Family

It's just past 6 a.m. this Thursday morning as I sit down with my strawberry jam toast, the glossy butter layer melting into all the bits and crevices of my sliced sourdough. Jammy sweet and salty, warm and comforting, the perfect accompaniment to my in-process cup of hot coffee. As I sit down at our… Continue reading Jammy Toast and Hot Coffee