Real Life with Royal + Reese

Whitney Wednesday: The Day I Almost Died

Whitney Wednesday: The Day I Almost Died

I was driving home after a fun filled day of shopping with my sister in the suburbs of Chicago when the rain began to drop on my windshield. My sis...

A Whim and a whirlwind; God’s story behind Royal and Reese

I went stomping down the stairs at my parent’s house with my huge duffle bag stuffed so tightly with my clean clothes that I was pretty sure I...

Whitney Wednesday: Preventative Postpartum

If you’re reading this, you probably read my previous post about my struggle with postpartum anxiety, but if you missed it, you can read it here. ...

Podcasts.

My mom’s family lives in Bloomington, Illinois, so when we were young, my mom wanted to entertain us in the car, so she bought, Advent...

Whitney Wednesday:My struggle With Postpartum Anxiety

What an ominous title, eh? It’s actually a little hard for me to write about, honestly, and I’ve been avoiding posting about it even though I have ...

Whitney Wednesday: IT’S FALL Y’ALL!

Guys, I don’t know about you, but FALL in the Midwest is the BEST SEASON EVER! The apple orchards and pumpkin patches open up, pumpkin spiced EVERY...

Whitney Wednesday: Healthy Living

So I’m going to let you in on a little secret, I have struggled to keep up with the Gigi Hadids of the world, and struggled, especially after havin...

Favorite Things in my Favorite City.

Growing up, I remember very few and far between outings to the Windy City. I believe my first memory of this is when my mom took my older...

Raw.

Today, I sit here before you to tell you about some personal things in my life. Something I’m not too keen on doing, because it makes me feel ...

Working Out.

I’m not sure what’s more sad...the fact that I hate doing the exact thing I’m blogging about, or the fact that it took me over 20 blog...

Donuts.

I grew up in a church that served donuts every Sunday; and every Sunday, I would eat the same type of donut: cake donut with chocolate on...

Hiking.

Last weekend, I was in Vail, Colorado, for my cousin Hilary’s wedding and while that was what my family’s entire weekend centered arou...

Be yourself.

Being yourself goes without saying, but why is it one of the most difficult things in the world, especially when influenced by the one...