The Hour Before Dinner
I don’t know about you but the hour before dinner can be one of the craziest hours of my day. The kids are all home from school, homework needs to be done, and dinner also needs to be started. Can you feel the tension? Me too. My main purpose during the hour before dinner is to connect with the kids and get dinner ready. I have tried many different strategies to free myself up to be able to focus on the kids.
Read More 3 Things I Tell My Kids Every Day
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. I absolutely love being a Mom. As Moms, we have so much power with our words. We can hurt or we can heal. My desire is to build up my kids and pour truth into them with my words. One of the ways I do this is by telling my kids three things before they leave for the day. Today, I will share those words with you.
Read More Ohio, Marriage Retreat, and Hillsong
Wow! It’s already May! We enjoyed a full but fun April. How did your April go? Today is my monthly Friday Favorites post where I share my five favorite things from the previous month. Ohio, Marriage Retreat, and Hillsong are just a few of my favorite things from this past month. Read on to see what my other favorites are.
Read More The Truth about Date Nights {and a giveaway!}
In June, Jonathan and I will be celebrating 18 years of marriage. There have been many ups and downs. But, I can honestly say it has been the best 18 years of my life. Besides keeping God at the center, I firmly believe that our marriage thrives because of our weekly date nights. Today, I am going to share the truth about date nights and why married couples need them.
Read More Camp by the Water
12 Springs and 70 Palm Trees. Doesn’t this just sound so amazing and warm? Sign me up, please! Tucked away on Exodus 15 we find a verse about 12 springs and 70 palm trees. The Israelites were camping beside the water. Before arriving at this spot, the Israelites had encountered some tough situations. Let’s see what we can learn from them.
Read More 5 FREE Family Fun Activities
Do you like to have fun? One of my favorite ways to have fun is our weekly Family Fun Nights. This is something we started many years ago. Generally, our Family Fun Night is on a Friday. Today, I am going to share five free family fun activities we have enjoyed over the years. Hopefully, it will spark some ideas for your family fun night.
Read More Group Link, Micaela’s concert and Baseball
Do you ever totally space things? Me too. I will often blame it on the Mom brain or maybe it's my age? Either way, I realized I didn't post my Friday Favorites on the first Friday of April. Our Spring Break was last week so things were a full but also lots of fun. Anyways, here is my monthly Friday Favorites post where I share my five favorite things from the previous month. Group Link, Micaela’s concert, and Baseball are just a few of my favorite things from March. Read on to see what my other favorites are.
Read More A Pizza Crust Win + an Update on my 2018 goals
6 or maybe it has been 7 pizza crust recipes. Yes, I have really tried that many. And guess what? I have finally found the One. The best-tasting pizza crust yet! Let me tell you the story.
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