Legos, Adoption, and Jesus
It’s Monday morning and I am sorting through 162 emails deposited in my inbox over the past three months. Liquid black eyes topped by spiky black…
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On Waiting
I do not like to wait. I don’t like to wait for things to happen, for relationships to be fixed, for problems to be solved,…
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Five Reasons You Didn’t Waste Your Degree!
This goes out to all of the moms who went to school and now choose to stay at home! 1 – A degree is an…
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No More Christmases at Home
When we got married I looked forward to starting new traditions and continuing many from my childhood. Certain cookies, a particular style of stockings, and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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True Confessions of a Tired Mom
Want to hear my honest confessions of a tired mom? I am so tired as a mom of little kids that when it comes to…
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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…
