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Recent Posts

  • There’s a World Outside Your Window

    There’s a World Outside Your Window

    This week, I painted windows from the inside looking out. Here in North Idaho, winters are grey, bleak, cold, and can be somewhat depressing, so looking out my window can just add to the dreariness. But I think there is something to be said about looking out the window…literally and…

  • Loose Flower Watercolors

    Loose Flower Watercolors

    This week was fun because I didn’t do any sketching beforehand. I focused on painting flowers in a loose way with not a lot of structure. I’m type A. So this was a little hard. But building on the foundation of last week with the envelopes I feel like I…

  • Envelopes with Valentine’s Day Vibes

    This week I did envelopes. Lots of envelopes with all the hearts and Valentine’s Day vibes. As I paint with watercolors, I really love how details and darker lines take the painting from its ugly stage to something with depth and interest. This week, I don’t have anything to say…

Catching Up on Life, Motherhood & Faith Stay Planted: Life, Faith, & Adoption

In this episode of Stay Planted, Lo and Em catch up on real life, sharing cozy snow memories, laughing through motherhood moments, and opening up about Lo’s most recent adoption update. From the funny, everyday realities of parenting to what we’re currently learning in life and faith, this conversation is honest, relatable, and rooted in growth. If you enjoy heartfelt chats about motherhood, adoption journeys, faith, and finding joy in the everyday, this episode is for you.
  1. Catching Up on Life, Motherhood & Faith
  2. Domestic Adoption Story | Jonae Steinman
  3. Adoptions Explicitly Exempt from Immigration Proclamation
  4. International Adoption & Immigration Updates
  5. Adoption Updates, Immigration Questions & Real-Life Farm Chaos