Hello there

I am a 29 year old Texas native who has lived here and there throughout the years, but Mobile, Alabama became my home in 2022. It was in Mobile that I met my husband for the first time and in March of 2024 that we said “I do”.

I believe Abundant Life is at hand and it’s my heart to see people come fully alive in each season of life. I long to live a life that is full of intentionality, creativity, beauty and celebration. To settle into slow living and to live from a place of true rest and deep breaths.

I love everything that makes home, home, including the coming and going. I am a homebody who loves to travel. The people, places and cultures I have been introduced to over the years have helped shape the appearance and heart of my home while also helping me discover the steady reality of Home within.

Whether it looks like baking a cake from scratch to celebrate an ordinary day, taking the extra time in the morning to make a pour over coffee, or going on a spontaneous picnic at sunset — I believe every day is worth it. It’s worth finding a reason to celebrate. It’s worth setting a beautiful tablescape to sit around with friends. It’s worth un-busying ourselves to find beauty and make beauty. The people around us are worth it. We have the divine privilege to partner with the Creator to create beautiful moments, days, seasons and lifetimes. To commune with Him and others through it all. To make home in the here and now.

I hope this blog is a welcoming place that inspires you in every area of your life—home, fashion and everyday living. Welcome to The Good State, we are so glad to have you here!

With love,

Lauren