my FAVORITE things.

When I love something, I want to SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!!!!!! There is no end to my excitement and passion.  So, I bring you, my most recent favorite things in all of the land [that I would tell you all about several times exhaustively if we had coffee together so it's better that I write about them]...

JethroAndHenrietta - "hand-crafted stationary" designed by sister duo Jen & Danielle.  They make simple, typewritten postcards on recycled material that makes the best snail mail for the lost art of letter writing.  I have a handful of these in my Etsy cart right now, and I'm so excited to order them and mail them to my people.  I mailed my sister a postcard from JethroAndHenrietta and she thought that I made it (tricky, tricky) and she just LOVED it!

Art & Manufacture - Listen, Edith makes the most beautiful ceramic pieces all made in her signature bright cobalt blue.  I LOVE this mug for coffee in the morning and am going to buy it right away!  It's not your normal coffee mug with a handle, and I think that's what makes it wonderful!!!!

The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey - People!  This is my most favorite thing.  Podcasts aren't a new thing, I know...but they are to me!!!  I don't even remember how I stumbled upon The Happy Hour podcast, but I am SO GLAD I did.  I have binge-listened to EVERY episode whenever I can - on walks, while working out, before bed, while I'm cooking...you get the picture.  The Happy Hour is like listening in on the most inspiring, funny, thought-provoking, life-giving conversation between girlfriends.  Jamie hosts authors, podcasters, bloggers, entrepreneurs, her neighbors, even her husband in one episode!  Get on your iPhone right now and download an episode!  GO!  (Click on your Podcasts button and search "Jamie Ivey" and it'll pop right up.  Click "Subscribe" to get the most recent episodes downloaded automatically when they're added.)

Savor by Shauna Niequist - This is Shauna's (first name basis, people!) most recent book, a 365-day devotional.  I pre-ordered this before Liam was born and had forgotten about it, so when it arrived, I was so surprised.  It has the most beautiful cover and includes short devotionals for every day and recipes.  If you've read her previous book, Bread and Wine, you already know how wonderful the recipes are!  Shauna writes in a way that makes you feel like you're drinking coffee with a friend and talking about life.  Check out her other books, too - Cold Tangerines and Bittersweet.  You really won't regret it.

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes - For all you moms of toddlers, nannies, teachers, childcare workers out there...we have been reading this OVER and OVER and OVER again.  Coralynn LOVES Pete the Cat and all the books in this "series".  Here are the books and BONUS, there are links for free downloads of several books and their songs that will make your book-reading life SO easy!

What are some of your favorite things???