September 9, 2020 Eleanor made her grand entrance and we are so completely smitten by this little lady! She is perfect and peaceful and t...

What a privilege to have so many pictures! I know of moms a few generations back that would have loved to have so many memories captures....

I think we can all agree, a shift we need to see in our culture is to see more kindness, and I believe it starts in the home. With childr...

Sleep deprivation is probably the most notorious kryptonite for home culture. When your body doesn't get enough sleep it takes it upon it...

I always knew I wanted to breastfeed. God is a genius in His design and it was a part of motherhood I was looking forward to from the mom...

I'm going to be honest, traveling with a toddler already seems brave... and foolish in itself. (Especially when you're 30 weeks pregnant)...

A few weeks ago, the impossible happened. Ryan and I got away (safely), just the two of us. We had a lovely 5 days in Asheville, North Ca...

It's fellow's week at TheCirkles.com! Why and what is that? Well I'm glad you asked. In all the culture chatter around this topic, I wan...

A blog on Holy Spirit. I'm taking a deep breath and diving in. I must be honest. It seems a bit daunting. Theologians have committed care...

In 2 short months we will have another child. Eleanor will be in our arms and everything will change...again. Now that we've gotten paren...

Feeling some summer lovin' in the air? A "dating blog" is always one of our highest requested blogs. I keep putting it off because datin...

Thank you to everyone for praying for me and baby girl! Your prayers are working. This pregnancy has been so smooth. Baby girl is healthy...

We love celebrating people, in The Cirkles home. Making people feel loved and valued is so dear to our heart. One of my favorite "celebr...

This has been a crazy season, but the sovereign Lord has been ever so present. I referenced in last week's blog how it seemed that things...

It's currently June 4, 5:07am. I'm sitting in our home office staring outside my window to what is a thick fog on the other side of the g...

Some of my closest most cherished friendships are with people of color, specifically Africans and African-Americans. Some of my richest f...

A few weeks ago I started doing "Quiet Time" with Oliver since he's dropped from two naps to one nap. Quiet time = one hour in his crib w...

We are a music loving family! From jazz to classical, worship to show-tunes our playlists have great variety. Music is such an easy way ...

“This is a home, not a museum. If you spill or break something it's no big deal, just let us know". This has been coined my opening sente...

Over the course of two weeks, the song I walked down the aisle to at our wedding popped into my head three times. This was a bit odd beca...