last week brian was out of town. i’m pleased to say that overall my week went really well with the kids. but that doesn’t mean we ALL weren’t ready to see daddy when he came home. even though the week went well we seemed to have had more than usual talks about obedience. you know […]
has it ever happened to you when you have the same message/theme repeated in your life in a short amount of time? and you think to yourself “ok, i get it!” well loud and clear i hear the message s l o w down. in the last 48 hours i’ve come across 2 articles, had […]
i was challenged this week with the posture i choose to live my life. i could choose to live with two tight fists coming together. nothing can get in. i am in control. “if i could just get the right job, the right house, the right car, another raise, if my kids would just get […]
one of the best things about our new house is the purchase of a new desk and bookshelf for me. yep. all for me. i was so encouraged by brian in acknowledging the fact that i need a space of my own. to organize our life and family. to sit. to listen. to just be. […]
i have cereal almost every night before bed and usually put it in a coffee mug. i generally drive over the speed limit and don’t have much conviction about it. i will and do spend a decent amount of money on a pair jeans because it is totally worth it when i wear them every […]
Had a little time to myself yesterday with some gift cards to use. One was for TJ Maxx. I always find fun little treasures in their kitchen section. I usually don’t have the money though to do anything about it. Yesterday that wasn’t the case. So I took my time perusing the aisles, enjoying the […]
confession: my fears get the best of me at times. my mind goes crazy and off on all kinds of “what if” scenarios. i have fears as a wife for my husband who travels frequently. fears as a mom for my kids. fears as a woman who is a work in progress and fails quite […]
In my 5 1/2 years of being a mom I am happy to say there are a few things I have figured out. Not that I do these things well all of the time but it isn’t a point of confusion or mystery to me anymore. One of these things is how to help my […]
this is what we call productivity at its finest my friends. this is simply just a pile of envelopes and packages ready to be mailed but it has also been on my mind for weeks upon weeks to get some of these in the mail and life just keeps happening and i don’t get to […]
Today we spent the whole day at home. Sometimes you just need to do that. no place to be, no rushing around. just at home playing. but i have found on these days i still need to plan something for the kids and i to do or we all go crazy at some point. so […]