Scrapbooking, Coloring, and Friends. These are just a few of my favorite things from this past week. Read on to find out what the other two favorites are.

“We only have a few minutes,” I told my three kids as we headed into Meijer. We had already been to 2 other stores and I was done. DONE. I was weary from the many battles already fought with my 10, 6 and 4-year-old and I just wanted to get home. In addition to that, we only needed one item so it had to be fast, right? Wrong. God had other plans.

Have you ever had to wait? Maybe it has been for a doctor, dentist or hair appointment. The wait can be extra stressful when you are with kids. It’s so hard to keep them entertained. You may have wanted to pull your hair out many times. I have been there. I have had to wait countless times over the years.  That is the reason I put together an activity bag. This is the bag that has saved me many, many times over the years.

We enjoyed a full but fun week. How did your week go? Today is my Friday Favorites post where I share my five favorite things from the previous week. Fall, a Free Light, and Date Night are just a few of my favorite things from this past month. Read on to see what my other favorites are.

Have you ever thought to yourself “I don’t understand my child!”? Me too! We have four children and I often marvel at how different they each are. My husband and I will often look at each other after one of our kids does something and comment “Where did that come from?” One afternoon, I had this thought about my daughter Analiah. God used this time to teach me about how He made Analiah and also taught me how to see myself.

Have you ever read a book that resonated with your soul on many levels? Me too. I recently finished Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst. Uninvited is life changing. So many quotes are underlined in this book. This is a book I will be unpacking for a long time. The three points that really impacted me are: God’s love is placed on me, I choose what enters my heart and rejection never has the final say.

It has been a great week around here. How has yours been? Flowers, Singing and a Tattoo are just a few of my favorite things from this week. Read on to see what my other favorites are.

Do you feel like you are in the middle of a war? Do you feel like an army is surrounding you and you can’t catch a break? King David felt that same way. In today’s verse, we are jumping right into David’s life and getting a taste of what he experienced. We also see how he came out of it. God used this verse and an experience with Analiah to teach me three things. When life feels out of control, I need to reach up, push through and repeat.

If you would stop and take the temperature of your marriage right now, what would it be? Cold or hot? When a bible study opportunity came across, I asked myself this same question. Jonathan and I have been married 16 years and still going strong. Our marriage is a blessing though not without its challenges. So, when the bible study The Husband Project was presented to me, I jumped at the chance to see what it was all about especially if it could help our marriage to thrive even more.

It has been a great week around here. How has yours been? A Birthday Party, An Egg Shell, and Fall Break are just a few of my favorite things from this week. Read on to see what my other favorites are.