Kid Tip

Never buy crayons. Yes, you heard me correctly. No, I’m not protesting anything, I’ve just come to realize that we get so many free crayons everywhere we go (restaurants, grocery stores, malls, church, etc), that there is really no need to ever spend the...

Is Every Kid Sick Right Now?

The past two days, Britton has been his usual, chipper self. But around bedtime the past two nights he’s become weak and pale, progressing to extremely high fevers with chills and nausea throughout the night. Luckily, Kariss has avoided it (sidenote –...

It's Like Vacation

I almost feel like I’ve been on vacation! Now, don’t get me wrong. A lot has gone on in my life this week, both at home and with work. I’ve had a lot of projects to complete and there is still a lot to do with the house before I can confidently say...

Shepherding a Child's Heart

Today was the second week of the new Bible Study I just joined at Fellowship Bible Church, “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” (by Tedd Tripp). Not only has it proven to be a great study so far, (though I’ve told my husband all the things we’re...

I'm Competitive

Don’t give me that fake shocked sound. I don’t know why this epiphany just came to me last night or why it’s been dormant so long (blame two children 19 months apart in age that I’m trying to teach it’s how you play the game that...

The South from a Midwesterner's point of view

*It’s amazing how long it takes someone here to say a 3 letter word (h-aaaaa-am sandwich, by-yyyyyy-e y’all) *My son has already turned ‘Nashville’ into a 3 syllable word (Nash-a-ville) *People are SO nice – they actually ask how you are,...