by Kristie Booker | Aug 13, 2026 | Blooming Into Life Recipes, Recipes
There’s always a morning where time is of the essence. That’s the morning this pancake mix was made for. Instead of reaching for a boxed mix full of ingredients you can’t pronounce — you make one big batch of dry mix ahead of time and keep it in the...
by Kristie Booker | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, Blooming into Life
Some stories don’t ask you to escape your life. They invite you to sit with it a little longer. Books about loss, motherhood, and the slow work of healing can meet you exactly where you are—and, hopefully, leave you a little gentler than they found you. If...
by Kristie Booker | Aug 3, 2026 | Blog, Blooming Into Life Recipes, Recipes
A Recipe From Blooming Into Life There’s a moment in Blooming Into Life when Mary Ann watches her niece and granddaughters frost cupcakes for the Criss Creek Fourth of July celebration, and realizes the recipe isn’t really about cupcakes at all. It’s about everyone...
by Kristie Booker | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog
There’s a particular kind of book that feels like coming home — even to a town you’ve never actually visited. Front porches. Neighbors who know your business (and love you anyway). A slow morning with coffee that turns into an afternoon you didn’t...
by Kristie Booker | Jul 8, 2026 | Blog, Summer in the Moon Garden, Summer in the Moon Garden Recipes
From the Murphy family fire pit to yours — how to build the tallest s’mores tower you can. The summer Kat came home to Criss Creek, her niece Tory walked into Millie’s kitchen with a platter of chocolate chip cookies in one hand and heartbreak on her face....