Happy Birthday, Evangeline! So when I said I’ve been distracted from writing because of our home remodel, that was an understatement. In my state of total preoccupation, I’ve failed to post
Gratitude I’ve fallen behind on writing. I’m incapable of keeping multiple balls in the air, so when something takes priority, former priorities fall to the floor. I chalk it
Parenting Happy Birthday, Lillie! When my girls were very little, birthdays were extremely sad for me. With every year that passed by, it was one more year that my babies were no longer babies.
Help For The Holidays If you’re like me, the holidays invoke a need to serve those who are less fortunate. I love this part of Christmas! Collectively looking outside ourselves to serve and
Does God Ever Dislike Us? I wonder at times if God ever dislikes us, his children. We betray him, anger him, blame him, and take him for granted. I know he loves us with an
Not In It To Win It Admittedly, I’ve been self-adsorbed in my day to day life. I’m not indifferent to the sufferings of others, but I struggle with commitment to sacrifice my own conveniences
Lessons I've Learned as a Mom: Part 2 Several weeks ago, I started a series of writings focused on helping moms of young(er) children make better decisions than I made when my girls were little. I wrote
I’m 40! Yesterday I turned 40 years old. It was a great day. My wonderful husband and girls went out of their way to make me feel pampered and special, and they
Happy 18 and Father’s Day to My Man! 4 weeks ago, Jeff and I celebrated our anniversary, and it's hard to believe we’ve been at this for 18 years. I remember when we were dating, my dad
Parenting Lessons I've Learned as a Mom: Part 1 To say that I’m wise in my 12 years of motherhood is somewhat accurate, but so much of my wisdom is derived from the many mistakes I’ve made.
Letter to My Neighbor Dear neighbor, Although we have a friendly rapport, I need to say I’m sorry! I’ve seen you on countless occasions, and when I do, we offer friendly smiles,
Self-grace The Stress Cure What would life be like if we could wake up everyday with zero stressors. No more worry, doubt, frustration, sleepless nights or exhaustive days. I think I’ll see a
The Start of the Magic As a child, we only traveled to see family. Money was tight, and vacations were frivolous and costly. I carried this thinking into my adulthood, and my husband and I
The Dinner Drug: Part Two In my last post, I went into great detail about my family’s happy meal, roast chicken with lemon-tarragon sauce. It was a great meal, and the evening went well…
The Dinner Drug: Part One This past week has been the hardest week of quarantine for us. As the weeks have worn on, our nerves are suffering, and our words are laced with harsher than
Parenting Raging Mom I’m just going to say it. There have been times during this quarantine when I wonder if my child will live to see the end of it. Today my
Storytelling From as early as I can remember, my dad has been telling us stories. Every birthday, my sisters and I would hear our birth story. At night when he’d
Recipes Spiced Hot Buttered Cheerios If you’re going to have a game night, yummy snacks are a must. My girls beg me to make this addictive snack for our family game nights.
Introduction Get It Together, Gracie! Get it together, Gracie! Oh how I wish stating those words could somehow shape up all of the loose ends of life that give me trouble: my clutter, love of
Health 8 Tips For Making Quarantine A Little Easier I’m not sure any of us could have imagined a global pandemic when we thought about the year 2020. I sure didn’t. I was thinking it was the
Family Fun Family Fun During Rough Times If you’re family is like mine, the first couple weeks of this shut-down weren’t too bad. It was a quasi-staycation, and the girls’ excitement about missing school created
Parenting Coronavirus Clean-up We have a goofy cloth mask that will come in handy for when we need to go the grocery store over the next couple of weeks. J had let the
