So She Did.
Surprisingly Best (easy!) Blueberry Muffins
I know what you're thinking.....the easiest blueberry muffins come from a box. Friend listen to me...that's simply NOT true. By the time you drain that dumb can of blueberries (and mutter inappropriate things under your breath because the juice always spatters your...
read more
Trusting God Either Way
Just bear with me. I've been dying to tell this joke. I might mess it up, but I don't even care because you are still going to enjoy it. "I ordered the #1 at Chic Fil A. They gave me the #3. I didn't ask them to fix it because I assumed they knew what was best for...
read more
Have Yourself a Merry Little Something…
This holiday season I'm finding myself bouncing wildly between two states of mind: 1. We are going to have a flipping AMAZING traditional Christmas if it flipping kills us! AND2. Nothing is going to be the same as it's always been, so why bother trying? One day I'm...
read more
Two Sides of Christmas
Today I have had the luxury (not to brag or anything!) or being able to stay home for a few hours and get stuff done. My plan was to get some computer work finished and wrap the gifts that I need to send to friends and family across the country. I loaded all the...
read more“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”
-Mother Teresa
#dabbler
I'm a dabbler. If you are a dabbler, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you are not a dabbler, you probably still know exactly what I'm talking about, but you are rolling your eyes a little. This is how you know you are a dabbler: 1. You get pretty...
read moreAwesome Summer Reads
It's officially summer! We wanted to share some great reads with you. You deserve to spend some time getting away and into an amazing book. These are recommendations from other women as well. We did the homework for you. I have a million books not finished sitting...
read moreSentimental Priceless Gifts – Happy Mother’s Day!
I was sitting at lunch the other day with a special friend, and we were discussing motherhood. She was talking about how she always hoped her 10 year old daughter would be nuts about her. I get that. I have a 10 year old that can't get enough of me. I also have a...
read moreSetting Firm Foundations
1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have--Jesus Christ. Lately, I am loving Lisa Leonard Designs. Her jewelry is so pretty and simple, yet there is meaning behind each piece, and it has personal touches too - it can be...
read moreHot Chocolate… Cookies!
School's out! For the first week at least, we've been BUSY! One daughter had an overnight class trip, one is working ahead on her required volunteer service for next semester and my son is, um, "taking it easy" for a few days. I know things will slow down next week...
read moreJoplin Proud
Are you Joplin Proud? If you're a fan of comeback stories, adversity stories, triumph stories, you're definitely proud of the place we call home. If you're living in Joplin, and particularly if you were living here in May 2011, you are doing something this month to...
read more
Mexican Chicken Soup
Crock pot season is here! Hip hip HOORAY!!! I am a massive fan of "fix it and forget it." Seriously...slow cookers could be one of God's greatest inventions. The only extra thing this one requires is shredding the chicken before you serve it...but that literally takes...
read moreA Little Unsteady
You know the expression, Everything comes around again?" Well, in case you were wondering, I'm here to tell you that it's true. Everything does. Everything. For example: Those super high-waisted jeans that I wore in the first few years of college? Back. Body suits...
read moreDo the Hardest Thing
I don't have a soapbox to stand on...but I do have a small three-legged wooden stool I use to help me reach stuff on the back of shelves in my kitchen. The other evening I climbed up to open the cupboard and retrieve a bottle of vinegar. When I opened the door...
read more
