Day 16: I Don’t HAVE to… Follow Every Fashion Trend

Day 16: I Don’t HAVE to… Follow Every Fashion Trend

The seasons are changing and I get all giddy about switching out my clothes to jeans and sweaters and boots and everything fall. I love reading about all the new fashion trends and seeing how I can make them work for me. But let’s face it: trying to keep up with...
Day 15: I Don’t HAVE to… Stop Having Fun!

Day 15: I Don’t HAVE to… Stop Having Fun!

This weekend, I ran a 78.7-mile relay with some of my best girlfriends. We had a little sleepover the night before {because we had to leave for the race at 5:30am!}, painted our nails with glitter, decorated the windows of our team van, put on sparkle skirts, and had...

Lego Fall Fun!

Making Lego owls with inspiration from the new ebook by Stef Layton and her son! We love learning this way! {Fall Brick Activities and More is just $1.99 through October!}
Day 14: I Don’t HAVE to…Keep a Perfect House

Day 14: I Don’t HAVE to…Keep a Perfect House

I might have been one of the worst homemakers in the world when I first got married and even more so when I first started staying home full-time. As a big picture thinker, details often escape my eye and mind, so I would totally miss something that needed to be clean...

Day 13: I Don’t HAVE to… Be a Bible Scholar

Please listen carefully to me today, especially all you moms + dads… You do NOT have to be a Bible scholar in order to call yourself a Christian. You do NOT have to be a Bible scholar to be saved. You do NOT have to be a Bible scholar to point your children...
Day 12: I Don’t HAVE to…Volunteer for Every Worthy Cause

Day 12: I Don’t HAVE to…Volunteer for Every Worthy Cause

The internet has brought to my attention causes and needs that I would have never known had I not been online. My heart breaks as I hear stories of starving children, women and children sold into slavery, disease-ravaged villages, and so on… I want to help...
Day 11: I Don’t HAVE to…Be On Social Media 24/7

Day 11: I Don’t HAVE to…Be On Social Media 24/7

With all this talk of the negative effects of social media on our own contentment, let me say a few words about this steady stream of communication and information. I really enjoy feeling connected. I like to be “in-the-know” and I love sharing what I...
Day 10: I Don’t HAVE to…Raise an All-Star Athlete

Day 10: I Don’t HAVE to…Raise an All-Star Athlete

When Big J was about to start kindergarten, a friend of mine told me about some parents she knew who were holding their children back a year, not because they needed to mature socially or because of a learning concern, but so they would be the bigger, more athletic...
Day 9: I Don’t HAVE to…Have a Full Closet

Day 9: I Don’t HAVE to…Have a Full Closet

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! Honestly, this might be the most hypocritical title of a post in the...