I don’t find it coincidental that one of the books I am currently reading is entitled The Lifegiving Parent by Clay & Sally Clarkson, especially in light of everything that has been going on in the news recently. The book is rich with so many truths that I’ve pretty much highlighted every single page and […]
Yesterday, I went out on a mommy & me date with my five-year-old son, Ben. I always look forward to these special one-on-one times with my kids, and my dates with Ben are some of my favorite. But in all honesty, Ben can often be my most challenging child. I don’t know if it’s because […]
As of late, it seems as if our family has suffered one crushing blow after another. Job losses, medical emergencies and lots of financial uncertainties. It seemed like things were beginning to settle down a bit and then we had a couple of setbacks and it felt like we were starting at square one all […]
Last night we celebrated our youngest daughter’s 4th birthday! I just can’t believe that our baby is no longer a baby anymore. She decided that she wanted to have a Hatchimals birthday. In fact, all three kids want to have a Hatchimals party this year, so I’m definitely going to reuse as much as I […]
There was a huge mound growing on my desk and I knew I needed to take care of it, but I just kept putting it off and putting it off. But before one of my children got swallowed up into the Black Hole of a mess that had accumulated over the past few weeks, I […]
I had just gotten home from taking Ellie to her last American Heritage Girls’ meeting of the year. To celebrate, I picked up some hot chocolate before we dropped off a friend and made our way home. Ellie said her throat was a little sore, so I gave her some Benadryl hoping it was just […]
My prayer for the new year is that God will restore that which was lost. All my hopes and dreams. Every hurt, every pain, every loss, every gain. Every broken thing that’s been turned into ashes, God can redeem and use it for His glory. He can heal. He can provide. He can forgive. He […]