In 2018, I started a little blog called Nine & Thyme.
Then life happened.
Not in a bad way. In the most beautiful and unexpected way.
Over the last several years, I’ve become a wife, a mother, a business owner, a homeschool educator, and a woman learning that some of life’s greatest moments happen in the ordinary spaces between all the big milestones.
For a long time, I thought I needed the perfect camera, the perfect photos, the perfect plan, and the perfect timing before I could begin again.
The truth is, I was waiting for perfection.
And perfection never comes.
The older I get, the more I realize that life was never meant to be lived that way.
The name Nine & Thyme carries a special meaning for me.
The “Nine” comes from a lesson I spent years learning. Throughout my career, I was often told I was a nine out of ten. No matter how hard I worked, there was always something more to improve, something else to achieve, another level to reach. For a long time, that left me feeling like I was never enough.
Eventually, I realized something important. So many of us grow up feeling like we have to be perfect, like we have to measure up or reach some impossible standard. But we were never created for that. As a Christian, I believe perfection belongs to God alone. Our purpose isn’t to be a ten. It’s to keep growing, keep learning, keep showing up, and keep moving forward. We are all works in progress, and that’s exactly how we were meant to be.
The “Thyme” is a tribute to my grandmother and some of my favorite memories growing up on her farm. She owned a little antique store called Thymeless Treasures. I can still remember helping in the gardens, arranging displays, smelling the potpourri, listening to beautiful music, and serving little cups of hot cider to customers from an old dry sink.
Those moments felt warm. Simple. Meaningful.
That legacy has stayed with me, quietly shaping the way I see home, family, and the kind of life I want to build. In many ways, it feels like a thread that has been woven through everything I’ve done, and one I’m beginning to follow more intentionally. You may even see that name, Thymeless Treasures, reappear in a new way as I continue to grow and carry that story forward.
That’s the feeling I want Nine & Thyme to capture.
This isn’t a place for perfection.
It’s a place for family dinners, garden harvests, homeschooling adventures, business dreams, motherhood, faith, hospitality, and finding beauty in everyday life.
It’s a place to celebrate progress instead of perfection.
It’s a reminder to slow down and live life happily in each moment as it comes.
So after all these years, I’m coming back to writing.
Not because everything is figured out.
Not because life is perfect.
But because life is happening right now.
And I don’t want to miss it……….
Welcome to Nine & Thyme.
I’m so glad you’re here.
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