Happy Friday! It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Friday Favorites post and how I’ve missed it! I’m linking up with Erika, Narci and Andrea for this week of favorites!

It’s been a little quiet around here while I’ve been working hard on a new direction for my blog. If you look around, you can see things are looking a little different! I was starting to feel a little stagnant about the direction I was going and instead was putting all my time into my Etsy shop. Design has always been where my passion is.

I loved this quote. And if it comes from Oprah, it has to be true. 😉

So that’s the new direction for Loving Our Messy! A place for free printables, for design tools and resources for the DIY creative, and a place for me to share my passion. I LOVE this new space and I hope you will too!

Just for the record, Friday Favorites aren’t going anywhere. These are my favorite posts to read and write. And because I need a space to share book recommendations obviously. (See Favorite #2 – some amazing ones!)

Speaking of free printables, check out my latest one from this week.

Anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of a meal train or a gift of a homemade meal, knows how much of a gift it is! This free printable is perfect to attach to those meals. Print, cut, and write out the name of your recipe, baking (or freezing!) instructions, and a quick note to your friend. #ditchthestickynote

If you are struggling to figure out what to make a family you want to bring a meal to, check out the post that inspired this printable. 10 Favorite Meal Ideas for New Moms can be found here.

Hover over the images and pin both for the next time you want to bring someone a meal!

During the past couple of months, Josh and I have been trying to watch a lot less tv. That has been amazing for many reasons but also because it gives me more time to feed my love of reading! I’ve read some amazing books lately.

Redeeming Love – Francine Rivers

I was starting to feel like I was the only one in the universe who hadn’t read this book. I’d heard some amazing things, but it starts off pretty dark you guys. I held onto it for a couple weeks before I could pick it back up.

But I’m SO glad I did. It was so good. The kind of book that makes you think and has stuck with me afterward. It was just beautifully written.

One True Loves – Taylor Jenkins Reid

By it’s name and appearance, I assumed this one was a typical ‘chick lit’ read. I was so wonderfully surprised! I was completely sucked in to this story of a young widow who is recently engaged, and then finds out her husband isn’t actually dead.

It was thought-provoking, so well written and I flew through it because I had to know how it ends! 😉

Baseball season starts for our boys next week, so I’ve been on the hunt for more quick and easy dinner recipes. Super Mom Stir Fry from Lauren’s Latest is a new family favorite! It’s so yummy!

Don’t let the frozen veggies trip you up. I’ve never been one to be able to use frozen broccoli in recipes, it just doesn’t cook or taste the same as fresh. In this recipe though, it doesn’t bother me at all. It might be the completely delicious sauce or those Asian veggies are just that good. Lauren’s recipe uses chicken but we love it with shrimp too!

I’ve posted about the planner from Michael’s that I loved before, but this year I wanted something a little different. This planner from Blessed is She is the best planner I’ve ever owned. For real.

I love that it has two pages for every week. One set lets you meal plan for the week, has a space for a running grocery list, notes, prayer intentions, goals and room for a giant weekly to-do list (which is my favorite part!). I can brain dump all the things for the week in one spot and then refer back to it to over the week for each day.

The daily schedule I love too and the space to write a few things each day from my giant week list. And there is something so satisfying about having boxes to check off!

And of course, all the Bible verses and quotes for each week are what make this planner so special. LOVE, love and worth every penny.

It’s the best time of year. Baseball is back! Opening Day was yesterday for the Cubs and everyone in my house is ready for a great season. Now that my older boys are playing little league, they are so much fun to watch games with because they are starting to get it. Mostly.

They don’t quite understand the concept of replays yet. When I leave the room, they yell to me that the Cubs just scored a run or did something else amazing. It almost always turns out though that it’s a replay from earlier in the game (or last week or last month!). #workinprogress

Those are my favorites for this week! Comment below one of your favorite things on this Friday!

Hope you all have the very best weekend!