one year ago today…

September 27, 2011

we adopted this little munchkin.

and now we can’t imagine life without him.

Hi! I’m Ruth Gyllenhammer – wife, mom to three boys, & bookworm living in Orange County, CA. Welcome to this space where I write about faith + practice + creativity + family life + home interiors.

Let’s be Friends.

Call us what we carry:
sacred rhythms,
mindful silence,
small victories,
wild words.
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The beauty of motherhood
(is a) liturgy of the ordinary,
the architecture of happiness,
adorning the dark.
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(In) the carrying,
(in) gluing the cr

Welcome to Hope Ranch 🥑🍊!
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(We bought a farm.)
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The short story:
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In January of 2022, I chose a word that I hoped would embody my year. That word: fruitful.
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In August, I wrote an essay about our dream to buy a p

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