Come Join Me (in)RL 2013: April 27

Come Join Me (in)RL 2013: April 27

In just one week, women from all over the world will be gathering in churches, homes, coffee shops, etc, for a time of encouragement and refreshment. We’ll be talking about Community and the importance of staying in it, even when it’s difficult, plus...
Where Norman Rockwell Leaves Off

Where Norman Rockwell Leaves Off

Thanksgiving on the homestead The candles flicker on the table, while the fire crackles from the side room. The aroma of our feast awaiting permeates the kitchen, while kids storm in from all areas of our family homestead. We gravitate around the table and naturally...
The Party that Almost Wasn’t

The Party that Almost Wasn’t

The phone rang, and I just knew it was someone calling about the party. My stomach sank, and I got that nervous tummy feeling. You know that one that happens when you just aren’t sure what you are going to say to someone? The one when multiple conversations play...
Doing Life Together

Doing Life Together

A God sized dream became realized over the weekend. 1700 women from all over the world gathered in small groups to share life together. Introverts, extroverts, single, married, leaders, followers, a magnificent paradox of people created real life community that was...
The Importance of Real Life

The Importance of Real Life

(Some of my real life friends, sampling spinach smoothies, on our quest to decide between a Vitamix or Blendtech.) This photo was snapped on Tuesday. Yes, I deemed Valentine’s Day the official Pajama Day for our home school group because for the last ten years I...
My Favorite Mindless Fun: Chick Flicks

My Favorite Mindless Fun: Chick Flicks

This post brought to you by Monte Carlo for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Last week, our three boys and my husband were out of town. I had such high hopes of accomplishing so many projects every night after my girls went down to bed, but I admit, when my...