Our family among bare winter trees in golden backlight
the Porch

Hi, I’m Rachel, the Moxhaven Mama

Pull up a rocking chair. Moxhaven means a haven for the moxie.

Rachel smiling in a denim jacket against a red barn wall
A letter

I love God, being a wife and Mother, creating beautiful spaces, making magic in the mundane & finding ways to make learning and even working, fun. I love time with family and friends. I love people. Gathering loved ones together in a beautiful space, enjoying delicious food, while they enjoy each other’s company brings me so much joy.

I’ve come to believe that we mothers are the time keepers and magic makers in our homes. We get to breathe life into this world. All kinds of life.

Fair warning: I’m not an expert on any of this. I’m just a mom who loves her people and is figuring it out as I go, mostly by trial and plenty of happy error. This is a place to laugh, swap ideas and have a little more fun with the people you love. You don’t have to have it all together to belong here. Come as you are.

Home is where it all begins and the time we have together is precious. I hope your time here brings more magic into your life and home, a few good laughs, and a reminder that you’re doing better than you think.

Love, Rachel

Then & now
Rachel and Beau on their wedding day, a 90s print
Rachel and Beau now, on a rope swing

Still picking each other.

Some things changed. The hair, the house, the number of people at the table. Some things didn’t.

Rachel and Beau being ridiculous on the rug, him in a long wig

For the record, this is a normal Tuesday.

Our family in tall grass, the kids running toward us
The boys doing their too-cool chin pose

The boys, being way too cool for this photo.

Rachel and Beau from behind on a bench above a harbor city
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Everyone is welcome, we would love to hear from you!