Balance Can’t Always Be Planned

Balance Can’t Always Be Planned

This summer has not featured my finest moments so far. I’m not sure what it is about summer – or just this summer – but as soon as school ended, we floundered a bit. Nothing major, but enough attitudes and yelling and not listening to one another to...
The Love Dare for Parents!

The Love Dare for Parents!

I have included affiliate links below. When you purchase through these links, I may receive a small commission. Thank you for supporting this site and our sponsorship of our Compassion child, Samson! Let’s see, I think it was about four years ago when I read The...
In Between {Five Minute Friday}

In Between {Five Minute Friday}

It’s Five-Minute Friday with lovely Lisa-Jo! Set a timer and just write. Don’t worry about making it just right or not. For me? An exercise in letting go and letting words flow. Five minutes only. {yes, I do set a timer and it quacks like a duck at 5 minutes, which...
I Love My People {Family Pictures 2013}

I Love My People {Family Pictures 2013}

Sunday was our night to take family pictures for 2013. We got all fixed up, found an old brick wall in an old part of town just before sunset, and I’m in love with the results… Double J {15 months} Little J {5 years} Big J {7 years}   I love my people....
Rhythm {Five Minute Friday}

Rhythm {Five Minute Friday}

It’s Five-Minute Friday with lovely Lisa-Jo! Set a timer and just write. Don’t worry about making it just right or not. For me? An exercise in letting go and letting words flow. Five minutes only. {yes, I do set a timer and it quacks like a duck at 5 minutes, which...
Barefoot: Recognizing the Holy Ground Wherever You Are

Barefoot: Recognizing the Holy Ground Wherever You Are

This space we live in has become quite normal, quite ordinary to me. The daily routine has become more of a drudge as I know that each day just brings more dishes, more errands, more of the same lessons to be taught to children who seem to have forgotten them from...