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Can I be real with you all? Not a carefully crafted real that a lot of times I portray, but a messy, flustered, reeling kind of real? A real that brings tears to my eyes and a heavy sigh in my body. A real that is trying really, really hard to find the joy. A […]
Girls, girls, girls! Our house is full of girls and today I rounded up some gift ideas for the tween girls in your life. Last year I did a pretty good job of buying my gifts early and my plan is to do the same thing this year. Some of these items are on my […]
“We are refined through enduring the hardship, not by escaping it.” The hard things I’ve gone through – The failures – The hurts – The sins – The fear & turmoil – The trying when it seemed hopeless – The striving – The tears – The loss – The suffering – The insecurities – The […]
I was sulking. Popping peanut m&m’s into my mouth at a world record rate, I’m sure. The last week had been full of sickness, expensive car repairs, messes and throw up in a toilet that recently stopped working. Saturday was busy with soccer, groceries and sleepovers. My feet, donned in Adidas tennis shoes, didn’t stop […]
Can you believe it is almost school time already?! I know some of you have already started school but we still have about another week before alarm clocks go off and backpacks are swung on. I love spending the summer with my girls but being the type A person that I am, when August hits, […]
Throughout the years, my morning routine has changed, based on the different stages of life I’ve been in. When baby bottles and late night feedings took place, just keeping my eyes open took precedence over anything else during the morning hours. That and lots of coffee. Some seasons I’ve slept in, others I’ve rose early. […]
To My Fellow Moms, Expectations can bring fulfillment or disappointment, more often than not, probably somewhere in-between. I have seen posts on social media about moms just wanting a day to themselves for Mother’s Day, no husbands or kids in tow. Maybe a spa day for one, ending with a night in a hotel eating […]
“I’ll pray for you.” I see these words typed out over and over again- when tragedy strikes, when troubles come, when sickness and suffering ensues. When conflict and violence take place. When tears flow. I’ve declared these words hundreds of times myself. Saying them is easy – but do you follow through? I’m going to […]
She was decorating her little pony made out of playdoh and wanted to make little stars to adorn it. The star cutter shape we had was much too big, so we tried cutting out little stars out of the doh- but it was not working and we were left with little lumps of doh that […]
At the end of the year I always like to take some time to reflect on the last 12 months of my life. I journal on a pretty consistent basis so skimming through my entries helps me remember what actually went on in my life for the year. Last Christmas my sisters, mom and I […]