Meet Shannon…
Hello! My name is Shannon and I’m happy you stopped by! Twenty years ago I left my family and “city-life” in the South to come to a small town in the midwest with my husband. Three kids and a couple of dogs later I find my life full to the brim… and often overflowing onto my running shoes! I spend my time trying to remember which child to pick up when, gulping coffee, eating icing and working hard to find and follow the path that God has set out before me.
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 moreMixed Bag….
Kid #3 starts school in the morning. As in...she's leaving the house and going to another building for eight hours! Oh is she ever excited to start 8th grade...truly! She's been organizing and labeling (and re-labeling and re-organizing) school and locker supplies for...
read moreKeeping it Together (But Still 6 Feet Apart)….
If I were to try and think up the perfect beginning scene for a truly epic horror movie, there would be a group of people who have been thrown into the ocean--through no fault of their own--and they are hanging onto something while they know, beyond a shadow of a...
read moreI Have to Say…
We can choose not to live in fear, but to live responsibly and smartly.
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I recently heard someone say that totally unexpected news brings out dumb statements. Think about it. You receive some information you were completely not expecting and it takes your brain some extra time to process it. If your kid studied hours for a test and knew...
read more46 Things I Know
Once you get past your 21st birthday, there is nothing super exciting about your age creeping upward. Except maybe being able to rent a car anywhere when you turn 25. But I'm not sure that counts. The Bible says "young" people are the ones dreaming dreams and running...
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