I was fully intending on wallowing in my own self-pity today, but God had other plans. Everyone was supposed to be out of the house and my plan consisted of 1. Staying in bed all day and 2. Not looking in the mirror. I had already purposed in my heart that I wasn’t going to […]
Shingles! I went to the campus clinic this morning and that’s the diagnosis the doctor gave me. I kind of laughed because I thought only “old people” get shingles and I can’t possible be THAT old. But when he said that one of the causes of shingles is stress, I kinda chuckled. If only he […]
Ever since I was a little girl, our family has always celebrated Girls’ Day or Hinamatsuri. Girls’ Day is a Japanese tradition where girls receive dolls or special treats on March 3rd. But this year, instead of getting my girls just another doll that would quickly be tossed aside, I wanted to make something for […]
This past weekend Ellie’s AHG Troop had their annual mother-daughter dinner and, like always, it did not disappoint. They decided to go with a Mary Poppins theme and it was the cutest. Everything was decorated from either scenes from the original Mary Poppins movie or the newest Mary Poppins Returns movie. We even had a […]
Originally the title for this post was going to be “How to Respond to Social Media Trolls”, but it didn’t seem fair to the Trolls. Those cute little fuzzy creatures always get a bad rap when it comes to social media. All joking aside, now that I’ve been blogging, I’ve been exposed to a whole […]
This Sunday would have been my grandma’s 97th birthday and it’ll also be our first birthday without her since she passed away last year. I haven’t really grieved her passing, but this month has been hard. At first, I was just grateful that I got to see her one last time before she passed. I […]
We FINALLY finished our mother daughter Valentine’s crafting project after running into several obstacles along the way. Despite the roadblocks, the best part was getting to spend some time with Ellie doing something that she really enjoys. We ended up making some clipboards for her American Heritage Girls (AHG) pen pal, teachers (for teacher appreciation […]
Over the past year our kids have asked some pretty hard questions: How come dad was in the hospital? Why did great grandma have to die? When are we going to go back to our old church? Is there any way dad can unfire himself? Some of those questions I don’t even have the answers […]
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 […]