2011 is going down as a year of craziness. I can already see our Christmas letter. Let me give you a sneak peak. We have had extreme weather (-20 temperatures to record high heat; 25" of snow to 15" of flooding rains and now a drought). Our family was sick off and on for the first five months of this year. Immediately after the ...
Mommyhood
Review: Wysi Wipes
Wysi Wipe contacted me about doing a review. With eight sticky faces and hands in our home, I am always looking for easy items for those messy situations. I received two Multi Purpose Wipes Travel Pack containing 12 Wipes each. Simply add water and the wipes hydrate and snake apart. Something that was the diameter of a nickel is now ...
God Uses Pain for His Glory – A Personal Story
This week I am featuring the most popular and my favorite posts from this blog. Today is the God-filled conclusion to yesterday's emotional post on grief. Yesterday I poured out my heart and tears in a blog about my personal grief. If you missed it, please go back and read it before finishing this blog because you have to ...
Train vs Discipline
Not long ago I was doing something (have no idea what...probably some mundane mom task) when the Holy Spirit threw a word at me. Literally it was like a softball hit me in the forehead. train Immediately this verse came to mind. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Then like a ...
Review: You Can’t Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
It was a simple request really. "Move to the next lane. It is clear." Straight forward for most people. Unfortunately, I am not most people. Everything inside of me bowed up. I will move over when I am good and ready. And out of spite, I waited until the last moment to change lanes. You might be wondering what ...
The Rapture
The Rapture. A few weeks ago Harold Camping thought he had the exact date and time mapped out. Actually, it was the second perfect date and time as this was his second try to figure out when they rapture would occur. Well, the 6:00 hour came and went that day. He is 0-2. The Bible says in Matthew 24:36, "No one knows about that day or ...
Motherhood as a Mission Field
Isn't this a precious picture? Those precious moments of Motherhood. Those times that I beg God to help me never forget. For me it is those moments when my child and I are loving on each other with laughter, smiles, and hugs. Being a mother is amazing. Well, most of the time. Remember me spewing out my ...
Excuse Me While I Go and Scream
I just posted on my personal Facebook page. Excuse me while I go and scream. This was preceded with... Oh how discipline squelches my fun plans for the summer. I am sitting here frustrated to the nth degree. First day of summer and I want to hide in the corner. Is anyone here with me???? Let me give you some background. ...
Review: The Five Love Languages of Children
How do I love on my kiddos? How do they know that they are loved? These are things that really got me thinking one day. I remembered a book title that I have heard thrown around in conversations many times. I decided it was time for me to dig in and get to the bottom of my questions. The Five Love Languages of Children is a piggyback book of ...
Why Memorize Scripture?
Well, you have seen my conviction for memorizing scripture. While at my parents' this last weekend, my mom gave me a book about why we should memorize God’s Word and what Bible verses to first learn. God has amazing timing. As we traveled back home, I started reading through 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart by Robert J. ...