13 Lessons My Mother Taught Me about Womanhood

A year ago today, my husband and I skyped with my parents, my brothers, and my sister-in-law to celebrate my parents’ 30th wedding anniversary and my mother’s 60th birthday. To honor my parents, I wrote...

Grief
Five months after my mom died, I still feel so much anguish. | Belle Brita

Brokenness and Grief

I feel broken. I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s like part of me broke the day my mom died, and I haven’t figured out how to fix it yet. I’m lost. I’m…

France
Disneyland Paris is a sight to see during the holiday season! | Belle Brita

For Love of Christmas Lights in Paris

Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved Christmas lights. When I was in elementary school, my church did a night of Christmas caroling every December. We visited all the shut-ins from our…

Feminism
In the name of true gender equality, I treat all 2016 presidential candidates the way the media treats the women: by judging their appearance. | Belle Brita

Ranking the 2016 Presidential Candidates by Sexiness

In the name of true gender equality, I propose we judge all 2016 presidential candidates in the same way we judge all female politicians: By their appearance. I present to you the ultimate guide of…

Monthly Goals
Every month I publicly set my goals so my blog readers can keep me accountable. How are you ending 2015? | Belle Brita

December Goals // November Recap

Where did November go? I feel like the time has flown by! Of course, I spent the last two weeks in Ohio, which was essentially a working vacation for me. I also spent a a…

Ohio
Ohio offers so many activities for people of all ages, especially during the holidays! | Belle Brita

10 Ways to Celebrate the Holidays in Ohio

Dan and I might live in Georgia now, but regular readers know we previously lived in Ohio, where most of Dan’s extended family still lives. It’s such a treat to celebrate the holidays in Ohio…