Encourage
The First Dance
Not much going on in the family this week. I was doing pretty well sticking to the Spending Diet Challenge I've followed since January 1. This "diet" primarily means cutting out spending money on anything that's not a necessity- items that are treats, comforts or...
read more14 Lies Mothers Tell
1. I'd love to share this clean cold fresh new bottle of water with you! 2. I have no idea who ate that last piece of cake. Was it you? Who was it?! How rude! 3. No, I don't really want my french fries. Go ahead. By all means. 4. It will hurt me more than it hurts...
read moreThe Search for Happiness: (Sort of) A Movie Recap…
Looking for a good movie this weekend? E and I found a quiet gem to rent while the kids were away at camp this summer. "Hector & The Search for Happiness" is the story of a quirky psychiatrist (Hector) and his journey, through travel and experiences, to seek out the...
read more7 Tips To Help YOU Improve Your Marriage
I love my husband like CRAZY! It gets better every year. But, all relationships have their ups and downs. Sometimes it feels like a full on roller coaster. As I begin to get ticked off with the little things in marriage, small infractions get larger than life....
read moreIs There Such a Thing as a Good “Good-Bye”?
How do you really say good-bye? How can you actually whisper those words and let someone slip away...knowing that you won't see them again on this earth? Oh...If there wasn't the certain hope of a forever with God....of knowing in every fiber of one's being that our...
read more3 Blogs That Inspired Me This Year
When I first started writing my blog (it was really an online journal; no one read it but me) I had the chance to discover all the funny, inspiring, creative and moving blogs women are writing. I also found that in addition to some of the most popular ones, there are...
read moreLetter to my one-year-ago self
2015 is kicked to the curb, and I was ready to see it go! So excited for the new year and where I am today. Love where my husband is, and where my children are. We are entering the new year content. Our Christmas celebration was lovely. It was relatively quiet, and...
read moreThe Lost Last
The other night the kids and I watched the final episode of a Disney show. It's a cute little thing that's been running for a few years….and a miracle form of entertainment in the fact that ALL of my kids actually enjoy watching it together. So they were really...
read moreSpread it Thick
"Give them roots," they say. "Give them roots and give them wings." Apparently, these are the most important gifts we can give our kids. We are supposed to firmly implant "things" in them that will, one day, enable them to launch themselves out into an independent...
read moreProtection & Preparation (Sept. 16, 2015)
(Originally posted September 16, 2015) So I had one of those really great conversations with a friend yesterday that was spontaneous, yet connecting and authentic. I stopped by her house to drop something off and we had a 30-minute talk that touched on authenticity,...
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