Friendships only last when we’re intentional about them. Intentional doesn’t always mean impossible or even difficult. Sometimes it just means doing extra things here and there to make sure we are connecting with others. Granted, there are seasons where we all have to put our energy into surviving illness or trials or meeting demands or […]

Today, my baby girl is officially 8 months old! Combine that with today’s Five Minute Friday prompt, and I kind of had to write a little bit about my little girl before the day is over. As much as I have enjoyed being a boy mom over the past four years, having a little girl […]

Sometimes you just know you’re called to do something. I knew that when I started this blog two years ago. I didn’t have a handle on why, but as much as I fought doing it, God was quick to respond with an undeniable answer that said, “Just do it!” So here I am, two years […]

Joining up with lots of beautiful ladies for Five Minute Friday today. It’s a once-a-week opportunity to write freely with no editing or interruptions about a given topic. What’s in the heart come out without time to fine-tune it. I enjoy participating in this challenge when time allows. It’s therapeutic and a great way to […]

I was recently encouraged to give a snapshot of my summer from the beautiful Jen Ferguson over at Finding Heaven Today. I started working on that post a couple of weeks ago after giving it a lot of thought, but in the midst of thinking it through and composing it, our family kind of got […]

I shuddered a bit last night as I snuggled my baby in her rocking chair. Her night light had burned out the night before, so it was extra dark right after walking in there from the lit up half of the house. As I swayed in the chair with a content and sleepy baby, I […]

Here are some of the things that made me laugh this week. I hope you get a smile or chuckle from these thoughts out of the mouth of my sage little preschooler. Does anyone else find it a strange coincidence that kids get extra philosophical at bed time? Bed time is also the one time […]

Dear SAHM, This time of year can be a bit awkward for us, can’t it? We see all of our teacher friends going back to school with big plans of changing the world while we go through the mundane routine of taking care of babies. It’s hard to know what to do with all of […]