Give a Minute, Help Make a Wish

Give a Minute, Help Make a Wish

Last year, I shared our Cell Phone Dilemma about our family’s decision of when to allow our kids to get cell phones. Honestly, as a parent, it’s one of the issues we struggle with the most. It’s such a personal decision for each family, but as our...
Our First School Experience & My “Lunch” Failure

Our First School Experience & My “Lunch” Failure

Last night, the phone rang. As I rushed to answer it, the answering machine kicked on with a welcome message from our son’s principal with all the key announcements for this upcoming school year. You see, after homeschooling our number two son for seventeen years of...
My Adoption: A Choice of Hope

My Adoption: A Choice of Hope

If you’ve been reading here for any length of time, you know I am passionate about mothering. Whether it’s a biological child, adopted child or simply sharing LIFE by mentoring another in ones life, the opportunity to impact and influence in all sorts of...
What Are Your Family Priorities?

What Are Your Family Priorities?

 When I look around, there are a few people that completely encourage and inspire me as a mom. Women who’ve embraced their role, juggle so much and walk the talk, or quite honestly, RUN IT WELL! Tricia Goyer is one of those women. While many moms dream about the...
Surviving Midnight Diapers (Baby Shower Idea)

Surviving Midnight Diapers (Baby Shower Idea)

The beauty of welcoming new life is such a blessing. To encourage and honor a new momma during a time which will forever change her, marks a significant milestone, and I’ve shared some other neat baby shower tradition ideas in the past. As moms, we can share all...
Remembering the Days of our Lego Love

Remembering the Days of our Lego Love

Could it have been over ten years since my boys engrossed their day to day imaginations in the world of cowboys, forts, warriors and LEGOs.® Time slips by so quickly, yet one constant in our lives over the course of ten years was our children’s love of all...