At night, I think my children have a meeting. When we turn out the lights, the boys leave their room and tiptoe across the hallway.  Slowly, they close the door of the girl’s room. In whispered tones I think they discuss a few things about the next day.  I think they get together at night to choose who will wake up at the crack of dawn the next day. Everyday at 6:30 or 7:00 am sharp ONE of them opens my door and…
Being a mom sometimes means you give up some things.  Taking showers. Putting on real clothes. Make-up. Some days it just doesn’t happen.  It might be 2:00 before I hop into the steamy quiet.  As mothers, we give up fitting into those jeans from college. We forgo reading a good book.  Our neat and tidy house is long gone.  One thing that should not be abandoned when you become a mother is friendships. We all know we need community. Let’s be honest….
Join me every Friday for our Summer Round-Up! I’ll be sharing some of my favorite summer things, from food to fun! This week is Relaxing Summer Fun! Today I want to share some great activities for the kids (or moms!) that are super easy and fun! Free Summer Printables Welcome Summer! Summer Bucket List from While I’m Waiting Fourth of July Ideas from All Kinds of Things (Great ANY time during the summer!) Water Week from Living in This Season Our…
For the next few Tuesdays I’d like to share some Scripture God has laid on my heart. It starts with a post-it. I have a special way I like to read through the Bible. Â It takes me about 3 years to read the entire Bible this way, mostly because I’m not consistent. Â I write the following on a post-it and stick in the back of my Bible: Genesis 1 Psalm 1 Matthew 1 I read three chapters a day. The…