A Little Hospitality Help
Hospitality is not my strong suit, let me just be honest. But I’m always inspired when I’m going through my magazines and I see a nicely…
Pregnant at Christmas!
If your belly is lookinglike a bowl full of jelly, welcome to the “Pregnant at Christmas” club, where most of us are shaped a little…
Mother Bear Attends Holiday Gathering
It takes a special person to invite a family with an autistic child to her house, especially when the function will take place indoors. And…
Avoiding Debt this Christmas
Spending at Christmas can get out of control quickly. I’ve never kept track of everything I spend, but I’m sure I’d faint if I tallied…
Perfect Peace
Thanksgiving and Christmas is always a time with extended family that allows us catch up on “what’s new.” However, sometimes it feels like it ends…
True Confessions of a Tired Mom
Want to hear mine? I am so tired as a mom of little kids that, truth be told, when it comes to my quiet time,…
What Really Happened to Our Family this Thanksgiving
There is a proverb that says, “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” This year my plans did not happen as I’d…
Fun New Ways to Join Me in Making a Fool of Yourself!
Anyone else utterly amazed at the court jester-like activities we’re willing to engage in to educate/entertain our children? Anyone else half expect a hidden camera…
My Best Thanksgiving: Finding an Orphan in China
There is a girl who is an artist. An athletic boy. And a girl who just lost both of her parents. They are all 13…
Running the Mommy Marathon
My mom, after bearing four girls in under eight years, once told me that she was pretty much just exhausted for 10 years. I can wholeheartedly…