by Shannon | Aug 19, 2019 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
This. This water bottle. This bulky water bottle that my kid has been caring around with him to school, to sports, to work…for long as I can remember. I hate finding it all muddy sitting in the sink with the assumption that I’m going to clean it (which I do of course...
by Shannon | Aug 4, 2019 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
We’ve filled our days, focused on making memories, tried tons of new things, repeated traditions, eaten dozens of family meals, had movie nights, traveled lots of places, taken hundreds of pictures, enjoyed friends, cherished family, holed up in our rooms when...
by Shannon | May 21, 2019 | Faith, Inspire, Shannon
Gratitude. That’s a very strong little thing that can make all the difference. It can turn frustration into acceptance, loss into hope, fear into confidence and “what if’s” into “Thank you’s“. I made a promise 8 years ago to remember what God did for my family during...
by Shannon | May 15, 2019 | Encourage, Parenting, Shannon
With graduation just around the corner combined with the fact that all three of us (authors of this blog) have seniors….well, there have been some pretty sweet~bitter~sweet~bitter moments around here. I happen to know that one of us, I’ll let you guess...
by Shannon | Feb 24, 2019 | Encourage, Life in general, Shannon
I thought I could ignore it. Well, maybe not ignore it exactly..more like drape it with some trendy designer fabric and put little vintage chalkboards around it that say things in cute curly writing like: “We’re finally here!” “So proud and...
by Shannon | Dec 16, 2018 | Inform, Shannon, World Issues
Yesterday I was at the book store searching for Christmas gifts for my newest nephew and niece. I wanted something that would catch their attention–maybe something that had fun textures to touch and feel–but also something that would be entertaining for...
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