Honestly, we have a lot going on with our family. Among the other things this week our 3 year old is having surgery to have his tonsils and adenoids removed. And I know it’s not that big a deal compared to what many parents go through with kids with major health issues, but it’s still …
We sit in the back at church. We’ve got 2 squirmy boys so it makes sense to sit back there in case we need to make a quick exit for someone to get the wiggles out on a little walk or if one someone needs to go to the bathroom. From the back I can …
After talking through my surgery last week a friend sent me some verses including this one: It’s a perennial favorite and we even have a print of it hanging in our older son’s room. I read it to him whenever he has a bad dream. And even though familiar and oft-quoted I find it to …
I’m having (minor) surgery on Friday and I’ll be honest… it’s unexpected (I just found out on Thursday) and I’m a little sad about the whole situation. I’ve had issue with my front two teeth for about 20 years and unfortunately things are going wrong again. I plan to do whole big book of a …
Happy Monday! In case you need reminding this coming Sunday is Mother’s Day! Don’t forget! And in case you need a card I’m sharing a free printable Mother’s Day card with you this morning. You can get the card here. It is absolutely free for your own personal (non-commercial) use. So you can give one …
UPDATE: If you are looking for signs for 2016-2017 you can find them here. My oldest son starts preschool in a few weeks so I’m not really in back to school mode yet but I have a lot of friends whose kids begin this coming week or the next so I thought I’d go ahead …
I’m very excited to share something new with you this morning! I made a Creation Bible Story for Preschoolers activity pack! As a mom and Sunday school teacher I’m very interested in helping to bring the Bible to life for my kids and for the kids I teach. We have a great curriculum for our …
The Proverbs 31 Woman. We’ve all heard about her. We all want to be just like her. And why not? She’s pretty perfect. She works hard, takes excellent care of her family, helps the poor, and gives wise advice. I want to be just like her. But there’s one attribute of hers that I struggle …
I’m not the best at sticking to a budget. Overall we are responsible with our money but from time to time we spend too much on certain categories of the budget (hello, eating out!) and that takes away money that we should be putting into saving and giving. We have felt strongly convicted about this …
Recently I shared how we enjoy Randall Goodgame’s Slugs & Bugs Sing the Bible. I love that my sons are learning some great Bible verses through these songs and that musically the songs are fun to listen to but not obnoxious kids’ music. My husband emailed me last week to let me know that a …
One summer during college I was faced with a bit of a challenge. As a part of a group that I was in we did a day of team building at a high ropes course. I should mention that I’ve afraid of heights. I actually had no problem climbing up the rock wall. I just …
I don’t know about you, but for me as a mom a secure fortress that’s a refuge for my children sounds like a wonderful thing. And a fountain of life doesn’t sound too bad either. So how do I get those things? The fear of the Lord. I studied literary translation in college and I …