by Gwen | Apr 24, 2016 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire
I killed my first snake today. I will not divulge his size, but I killed a snake today. For all you tough women out there who would smirk at this feat, I get that. But, I killed a snake today. It felt so good. I felt so empowered. Chris is the one who found it. ...
by Shannon | Apr 21, 2016 | Empower, Food, Shannon
Friday’s here! Or Monday. Or Saturday. Or Thursday. Actually….the way life is nowadays there don’t seem to be any non-busy days left. Ever. And it seems like somebody needs eat everyday too! Geesh! What is it with these people?!?! And if your life...
by Gwen | Apr 20, 2016 | Dessert, Empower, Food, Gwen, Recipes
Oh, dear. This cake is really good and easy! My husband and I go out every Wednesday night on a date after we drop the kids off at church. Yes, we are heathens. We love to go to Small Cakes for dessert. They don’t have WEDDING CAKE (moist cupcake with...
by Louise | Apr 17, 2016 | Faith, Inspire, Louise, Uncategorized
My twins turned 15 last week so we have 2 new permit-drivers in the family. I won’t embarrass them here – they’re doing as well as can be expected with five days’ experience on city streets. (And as a passenger, I’ve cut the gasping and...
by Gwen | Apr 13, 2016 | Faith, Gwen, Inspire
What I pray affects my life. It’s for real. God has amazed me over the last six months with His blessings and grace. James says you do not receive because you do not ask. I decided to start asking, and God began answering. I asked about really ridiculous...
by Shannon | Apr 10, 2016 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
I figure that between the almost-16 years I’ve been a parent, the 9 kids that our writers have in total, and the countless other “nephews and nieces” I’ve helped raise over the years….IN ADDITION TO the fact that I was a child myself...
by Louise | Apr 8, 2016 | DIY, Empower, Louise, Penny Pinching, Uncategorized
My sister-in-law is the very best card-sender and holiday rememberer. Even though she works full time and is a busy mom and wife and volunteer, she sends her nieces and nephews cards for everything – birthdays, Easter, Valentine’s, Halloween, kindergarten...
by Shannon | Apr 6, 2016 | Encourage, Shannon
I have a saying for you–actually, I have a couple of them: Good moms have sticky floors, dirty counters and happy kids. Not my circus, not my monkeys. Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work. Life doesn’t always go the way we expect it...
by Gwen | Mar 31, 2016 | Encourage, Parenting
Yeah, I know we are all tired. But, April Fool’s Day is tomorrow. I have three kids who have it coming. All year long I am their taxi cab, nurse, maid, chef, psychologist… Tomorrow I am going to enjoy myself. Lucy freaks out if we talk about moving. The...
by Louise | Mar 28, 2016 | Encourage, Louise, Parenting, Uncategorized
You know how everything kids do “these days” is nothing like what “we used to do”? It’s true in a million ways, except one: letters from camp! My mom was going through old family papers last week and hit the jackpot with letters that her...
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