darling i love it

A darling home style shop with vintage finds and curated home goods.

YOU are so enough!

YOU ARE SO ENOUGH!!

I look back to 8 years ago and honestly can say I don't know how it all happened. With grace and maturity I now know this is life. Life happens. It can feel as though you are in a storm that doesn't stop and it continues for years and years. You wonder, "why me?" Am I good enough? Strong enough? Christian enough? Talented enough? Healthy enough? So on and so on. You struggle with the reality of all the prayers and living life to the best you know how and in the end it seems to not matter, at least that is what you think. IT does matter. You are good enough. You are strong enough. You are Christian enough. You are talented enough. You are healthy enough. The mind can tell you ugly things and can convince you of the worst possible outcomes. It is up to you to not compare, to not judge, or overwhelm yourself with negativity. It is hard, so hard....especially when things are not going as planned.

I believe this life was given to us to struggle. When I seem to be at my lowest I am closer to God and I lean on others for support. It is such a mixed up feeling. Feeling so low, but feeling so comforted at the same time. Have you been there? Are you there now? Please know you are good enough and you have a choice. Choices are an incredible gift we are given. We can choose our behavior. Let me say that one more time, we can choose our behavior. We are given that gift and what a blessing that is.

8 years ago I struggled with my body....it wasn't doing what it was suppose to do. The story began and the story still continues. I look forward to sharing this story with you as my blog goes along. This outlet for me is going to be so good. I hope it is for you too. Some stories you might like, some you might ignore. In the end I hope you can say to yourself. I AM GOOD ENOUGH. You can find this darling shirt here.

xo jennifer

darling i love

To dance!! My heart out!! I have loved to dance since being a little girl. I remember my dad playing records (Yep...they are back again) and I would grace the floor in my tutu and prance up and down our little living room like a ballerina from New York. I took ballet and jazz lessons growing up and when I was in high school I hit the big leagues...... Wait for it..... cheerleading and dance team!! Oh the memories. As a mama, my kiddos only know me as a dancing mother and our dance parties sometimes consist of glow in the dark wand sticks and an incredible amount of giggles.

I write this as an encouragement to you to step out of the box sometimes. Let go and have fun. The best dance parties I have had are by myself with the music at top notch and me looking like a wild woman. Man does it feel good, incredibly good and a free feeling like nothing else.

So now, I dare you....you know you have a favorite song or two....go for it. Dance your heart out. You might even smile...I double dare you :)

Have an incredible weekend darlings! p.s. you can find my crazy dance moves on the bottom of this page...

xo Jennifer

inspire

Gratitude. What makes you grateful? Peace. What give you peace? Thankful. Is that the same as gratitude? I have always been a sensitive soul. I was born with it, just ask my mama. I tend to feel others feelings even more so than they do at times....or so I think. This sensitivity can be a huge positive aspect in my life or it can be negative. It depends how I chose to look at it and how I respond to certain situations. I believe God gave me this talent and I need to use it on a daily basis. If you are a sensitive soul, use it for good. It can make others around you feel gratitude, peace and thankful. My little thoughts for today.

xo jennifer


love it styling

How do you decorate? Do you use simple whites or colorful patterns? Textures or clean lines? I tend to enjoy an eclectic mix of patterns and colors. I find joy in styling my own home day after day. I know, you might be thinking really?! It is amazing how moving one little object to another place can make a dramatic difference in your home.

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Enjoy your day darlings, xo jennifer

hello darlings.....

How fun is this! A website, a blog and a little space in this big big world that I can call mine. Darlings......I love it!!! The name came to me after using 'Love it' as my home styling business for the past couple of years. I knew I wanted to expand a little more, but I wasn't sure how it would all come to place. Darling I love it will be a space of inspiration, my life, food, a little fashion and for sure some fun. It will be an online journal for me and my hope for you the reader is to feel inspired and encouraged. We are saturated with negativity in this society and my prayer for this space is to bring a smile to your face.

Speaking of a smile, today I turned 40. Who knew this day would come?! I was so excited for today as my sweet hubby took the day off as we were going to adventure around our little mountain town. I guess I needed a day of rest instead as I woke up this morning to balloons and a fever. What!!? As my 30's have shown me, life is up and down and sometimes we just have to make a choice to be ok and content. I struggled today and I didn't think my first entry would be like this....but I also believe it is good to be REAL. Can I get an AMEN?

I did get to have a little vegan ice cream, blow out candles, open some pretty amazing gifts like what I am typing on now...hint hint. Hugs from my kids, texts, songs, emails, fb messages, IG messages, cards under my doormat, in the mail, friends stopping by with flowers and gifts....so peeps...I am 40 and I am grateful.

My morning looked like this....thanks hubs and kids. Love you family.

xo jennifer