Stopping & Staying

Stopping & Staying

I’m sharing a broccoli “recipe” our whole family loves over at Raising Hearty Boys today! The boys would not touch broccoli before we tried it this way! Enjoy! ***** My life has consisted of more reading than writing lately, so I don’t have a...
Quinoa for the Whole Family

Quinoa for the Whole Family

I’ve become a quinoa lover in the past year. Quinoa was only a rice substitute in my mind when I first gave it a try, but I’ve found it to be much more versatile than I had originally thought! The nutrition facts for quinoa are pretty awesome. One cup of...
Reading the Word as a Boy Mom: Thoughts on Bravery

Reading the Word as a Boy Mom: Thoughts on Bravery

You know all of those guys in the Bible? The disciples? The warriors? The kings? The everyday men God used to further His Kingdom? You know what they all had in common? They all had moms. We don’t hear about some of these moms and some of them may not have been...
Fitness Q&A: How Did You Get Started Running?

Fitness Q&A: How Did You Get Started Running?

One of the questions I get asked the most is “How did you get started running?” First of all, I truly despised running with all of my being until about two years ago this summer. From my elementary school days on, any attempts I made at running, for gym...
My Experience with Stitch Fix

My Experience with Stitch Fix

So, I decided to give Stitch Fix a try. Lots of my friends have tried this styling service and really loved it. And I love clothes, so naturally I was excited about having someone pick out clothes for me and send them right to my house! I filled out my style profile...
And THIS is Why I Dream…

And THIS is Why I Dream…

This whole process of defining and pursuing my God-sized dream is pretty new territory to me. Sure, I’ve had dreams and followed them before, but this feels so much more intentional. More meaningful. More God-centered. And today Holley asked us to share the...
THIS is Why I Love Weekends

THIS is Why I Love Weekends

Family, outdoor running, zoo, date night, Easter…THIS is what I love about weekends… Hope your Easter weekend was as lovely as ours! What do YOU love about weekends?

Five Minute Friday: Broken

I’m linking up with the Lisa-Jo’s Five-Minute Friday: five minutes of uninterrupted writing, no editing, no going back, just writing. Today’s topic: Broken. I like a gloomy Good Friday. Good Friday is supposed to be dark and cloudy and stormy....
Connecting Church and Home

Connecting Church and Home

I mentioned in my post on Tuesday that I’m hungry to know more about grace, and one of the reasons for my renewed interest as of late is a fantastic book I just finished. Tim Kimmel is well-known for his book Grace-Based Parenting, which is sitting on my shelf...