After a rough night of pregnancy, I woke up pretty discouraged and worn down. Although I am thankful for the process and feel very blessed, I don't enjoy the nine months that precede holding our brand new baby in my arms. For some reason God chose for our children to be born half grown which causes for a very large momma (what I call a ...
Mommyhood
An Escape
My dear friend posted a blog about the temptations of life. This is one of those blogs that everyone needs to read. God has used it to speak to me... So, I might as well admit it, sometimes during Bible Study I'm making my grocery list or my to-do list. I know I shouldn't, but somedays I have a hard time focusing. Shocking, ...
Review: Dryel
This review was supposed to occur about a month ago but my dryer was dying and I had to wait for a new one to come in before conducting this review. In this review, I will tell you about the Dryel At-Home Dry Cleaning Starter Kit, Clean Breeze Scent 1 kit and the Dryel On the Go™ Stain Pen. About 10 years ago (when I was in the ...
You Cannot Give What You Do Not Have
Here is something to think about today, taken from the brand new book Great Parents, Lousy Lovers: Discover How to Enjoy Life with Your Spouse While Raising Your Kids by Gary Smalley and Ted Cunningham. (read my review) Without loving and enjoying God first, we don't have anything of real value to pass on to our spouse, kids, friends, and ...
Activity or Progress?
Our calendar of activities...Add? Subtract? Change? In this fast paced world, this may be one of the toughest challenges we as parents face. But what drives our calendar? Well rounded kids? Keeping up with the Jones? Not wanting to be home? We have an overall goal for our family - to further the ...
Review: My Memories Suite
One of my favorite hobbies is scrapbooking. After losing my sister, it became even more important to me. Up until now, I have only done traditional scrapbooking but have been intrigued by digital scrapping. I jumped on the opportunity to review the My Memories Software. There are about 25-30 Designer Templates, 1500 ...
Review and Giveaway: Striking Skin Care
The mirror and calendar along with the ages of my kiddos remind me that I am getting older. I bet I am not alone on these thoughts! For a while I have been thinking that I really should take better care of my skin. But I didn't know what to use. God provided Striking Skin Care by Helix BioMedix for me to review. I ...
Review: Great Parents, Lousy Lovers
The title intrigued me. So much of my time, energy, and mental capacity is spent on being a great parent and in turn producing great kids. But in this season of life, I am drained. What gets pushed back first? My marriage. I mean, let's get real. My kids can't go without food, clean clothes, baths, love and the ...
Ways to Serve Parents of Children with Special Needs
Throughout life's challenges, we have had people tell us "give me a call if you need help." I have learned that people either say that to make themselves feel better or they say it because they really don't know what to do. I saw an article in the Focus on the Families magazine "Discovery Years" February 2009 and thought it was something that I ...