The chill of night still hangs in the air as I bury myself in the blissful warmth of the bedding and nestle my head further into the pillows. Willing my eyes to open; failing miserably. A sliver of light forms on the wall and suddenly the room is bright. Two groggy voices begin singing. I open my eyes and see …
Family Worship {Guest Posting at The Better Mom}
We have always known as parents that we were the ones ultimately responsible for teaching our kiddos to follow Jesus, and all that entails. To that end, we have spent the last several years tweaking and testing different means of family worship time, looking for ways to learn, grow, and enjoy the Lord together. Finally, some friends of ours introduced …
Happy Birthday, Man Cub!
How can it be a year?? How can you be 1 already? It seems like just yesterday I was racing the halls of the hospital praying and praying for labor to start. No, I didn’t mean to say ‘pacing’. I was racing. Clocking laps faster than an Andretti brother. But you had your own agenda, and your own time frame. …
The Mirrors in My House
We have a few mirrors strategically placed throughout the house. Bathroom, bedrooms, even the living room. However, there are two mirrors that I have been particularly aware of recently. They’re smaller; I have to stoop down to see in them fully, in fact. When I stop and look, I see my eyes, my smile, my slightly furrowed brow even though …
Wordless Wednesday – Mud Pie
Sorry about the blurriness. I didn’t realize there were fingerprints all over the camera lens. 🙂 I’ve linked up with
Wordless Wednesday – Daddy’s Lil’ Princess
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Manic Monday – Family Fun Friday
For those of you who are new readers in my little corner of Blogland, the idea behind the Manic Monday series is to share tips/tricks/hints that I have either learned, stumbled upon, or gotten from friends, to help make the week run a little more smoothly. One thing that has helped us greatly is Family Fun Friday. It’s amazing how …
Musings
I had really hoped to have an inspiring, uplifting, powerful post this week. The last two weeks have been pretty heavy between the Messy Faith and Raw posts. However, I have been plagued with an ear infection that just won’t quit. And my creative juices, I think, must still be stuck behind my ear drum with everything else. 🙂 So, …