Before we jump in, so many of you have said on the survey that you want more posts on parenting (btw have you taken the survey, if not here’s your chance) but I have older kids and wondered how to make that happen while still respecting their privacy. So, I’ve come up with Kid Endorsements. At the end of a post about my kids, you should find an endorsement from the one who it’s about. Since this one was primarily... Read more
Making plans for the kids' summer can get overwhelming, that's why I'm taking it day by day. Read more
Making plans for the kids' summer can get overwhelming, that's why I'm taking it day by day. Read more
I never knew you could make chicken noodle soup from scratch. Like sliced bread and chewy chocolate cookies and powered lemonade- I thought there were secrets to making comfort foods that only grocery stores knew. In my family, if the flu struck, Mama rushed to the store for a can of Campbell’s and if I needed a quick lunch, I’d fill a styrofoam carton up with hot water. These were recipes for comfort foods of my past. Until I decided... Read more
For Mother’s Day, my sweet husband, whose “tent-making” job during most of seminary was designing websites, is going to give our little place on the web to talk about shalom-y goodness a makeover! He’s going to do all the nerdy, artsy, techy stuff like re-doing the header and installing a new Word press theme and something very complicated sounding with the CSS? Not sure, I zoned out at the word, “install” and I’m taking over the content and planning cool... Read more
For Mother’s Day, my sweet husband, whose “tent-making” job during most of seminary was designing websites, is going to give our little place on the web to talk about shalom-y goodness a makeover! He’s going to do all the nerdy, artsy, techy stuff like re-doing the header and installing a new Word press theme and something very complicated sounding with the CSS? Not sure, I zoned out at the word, “install” and I’m taking over the content and planning cool... Read more
Today’s “Sing it on Sunday, Live it On Monday” is a little different. One Monday a month, I write for SheLoves Magazine and today’s post “I Chose the Shorts” is a perfect reflection for my new favorite song, “Freedom Song” on Christy Nockels new worship album, “Let It Be Jesus”. If you don’t have this album, get it now! It’s on iTunes for $10 -a total steal given the number of times this will be on repeat on your iPod.... Read more
Welcome Friends! It’s the first day of May- I know, right? Where did April go? My kids came home yesterday to give me very bad, terrifying news: they only have 24 more days in school Crazy, scary, thrilling news, right? I have a few ideas for “Camp Mom” this summer- what with the outdoor playland that is California- but y’all where did last month, nonetheless the school year go? Oh..that’s right.. we MOVED CROSS COUNTRY mid-year! That’ll mess up your... Read more
Welcome Friends! It’s the first day of May- I know, right? Where did April go? My kids came home yesterday to give me very bad, terrifying news: they only have 24 more days in school Crazy, scary, thrilling news, right? I have a few ideas for “Camp Mom” this summer- what with the outdoor playland that is California- but y’all where did last month, nonetheless the school year go? Oh..that’s right.. we MOVED CROSS COUNTRY mid-year! That’ll mess up your... Read more
My six year old was acting a fool and I was uncomfortable. Earlier that day, my husband received a text from his boss, the associate pastor of a Spanish speaking church, asking him if we would be at service that night. Fairly new to this job and a little insecure that we don’t speak the heart language of so many in the congregation at Lion of Judah, my husband pulled me aside during nap time and asked if I thought... Read more
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