dear mia. You’re six now, and I can see you getting bigger every day. Not just physically, but in mind and spirit too. You’ve learned to be helpful when you want to be, and are much better at taking on responsibility. You now shower by yourself, start to finish. You even comb your own hair…
I am always way too late on the Advent calendar train. I usually try to put something together on December 4th, get frustrated with the fact that I am behind and can’t backtrack, and give up and eat peppermint kisses instead. This year, I am determined to do it up and do it right; so…
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(source) I’m having one of those days. One of those really bad days where you just wake up angry and it never really gets any better. I yelled at my husband about 5 minutes after waking up. And my kids began driving me crazy about 1.2 minutes after waking up. Why are they always yelling…
I felt compelled this morning to write this post. Maybe because I’ve recently come across several ways that I can do something simple to help those in need. Maybe because God is pulling on my heartstrings and reminding me just how selfish and wrapped up in my own life I can be. Maybe because people…
This post was sponsored on behalf of CLIF Kid via One2One Network. All opinions stated are my own. I am definitely a home-body. I’m not lazy by any means, in fact I don’t stop moving all day long. You know how it is as a mom – I’m either driving around and running errands, or…
As you may have read, I recently took a road trip with our 3 kids and my husband across 5 states and the greater Midwestern area. It was an adventure, to say the least. We had some complaining and crying (and maybe a little yelling on my part…), but for the most part we also…
I don’t really like road trips. My husband will agree. He almost threw me out of the car a few times. I get antsy and whine about how it’s taking FOREVER. But despite not enjoying being stuck in the car for long periods of time, I do enjoy making memories with my family. And this…
I remember the quiet the most. When I first moved to Colorado two years ago and walked on the trails that bordered farmland in the evenings, the quiet and the smell of the earth sparked memories of my childhood in Michigan. It reminded me of being out in the country, at my grandma’s house, my…
