There was a girl, well, more like a woman, that found comfort inside the walls of her own home. She lived a simple life as a wife and mother; didn’t need much interaction from other people. Visiting with friends a few times a year was plenty for her, for her time alone in quiet was [...]
I have so many words, as we all do when we attend something so faith filled and inspiring. But all I can write right now is that I met amazing women — that doesn’t even begin to describe them. I was overwhelmed and at one point during the conference my body felt numb just from [...]
My husband’s birthday is this week, and to celebrate my daughter wrote him a few poems. The poems are personal, so I won’t be sharing them here, but I do want to share one part. In one of them poem’s she mentioned growing up. And, as you can imagine, as a mother reading it overwhelmed [...]
As the event loomed just around the corner, a strong nauseated feeling moved throughout my stomach every time I thought about it. And to be honest, I even said to Sugar Daddy at one point that I wasn’t excited to go. Which made me sound unappreciative and bratty. Who wouldn’t want to go to such [...]
We are all aware of Pinterest. We love it. We Pin on it. We stare at other boards in awe and delight. But do you DO anything with all of those clever pins? Here are the pins that have inspired me to DO. Now I need some motivation to get more done… I’ve been spending [...]
It might not always be what YOU enjoy doing, but finding what your child likes to do and doing it WITH them is important. Teen thought it was so cool that his old boring mom would come out and shoot bb guns with him. And the next day when I had to discipline him for [...]
The youngest of my three children decided just this morning she wanted to ride her bike to school. By herself. Doesn’t she know by now that her mother needs more warning before she decides to be increasingly independent? Her excitement she could not contain. The bike safety rules she was aware. Look both ways. Keep [...]
