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I thought it would come easily. I spend all day, most days with my kids. I know what I imagined…
There is something almost magical about a new year. It seems to embody all things being made new. We get…
I told myself this year would be different. I would be less stressed out and I’d engage more. But…
I’ve always loved the story of Magi, but it’s a bit different from the rest of the Christmas story, it’s…
Christmas shopping can be overwhelming enough without the added difficulty of knowing the background of the items we purchase. Which…
Today I opened the boxes. The ones I packed over a year ago, when this new home seemed like…
I love a good challenge. I’m a natural goal setter, overachiever and list maker. But lately I feel like every…
I am a pretty low maintenance person. My makeup routine during my high school years was minimal, unless I…
Sometimes I just want it done. To ask for the room to be cleaned up, the fighting to stop, the…
About nine months ago I felt like I needed to get some counseling. I had come through a very stressful…
photo courtesy of Twinkle Photo I was recently able to share with my MOPS group some of my thoughts…
Last month I shared that our family would be embarking on a first time ever no spend month. I was…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the different names of God that appear in the Bible, especially the Hebrew…
It’s the end of the year. When holiday sales declare “You NEED this and if you don’t buy it now,…
I spend money every day. You probably do too. Sometimes it’s boring things like rent, mortgage and utilities, or necessary…
My social media feed is full of it. Moms lamenting peeing their pants and the belly that just hangs and…
