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Years ago, 10 to be exact, I was a stay at home mom. Well, almost. I worked very part time at our church in the bed baby room of our moms day out program so the twins got their pre-school there for free, so close. And then, like many of you reading this, our financial …
Day 4 of the Sits Girls writing challenge is to list 10 things were grateful for. I LOVE this writing challenge. It’s forced me to spend some time with my thoughts, and writing is an outlet like none other for this crazed wife and working mom! I’ve kept a gratitude journal off an on for …
Today’s writing prompt challenge from The SITS Girls was to post a fall picture. This should have been pretty straight forward but while I was wondering around my house, I took this and it started a whole thing. So this is just a front porch swing, right? Seemingly ordinary. Just wood. It wasn’t white when …
So, today’s writing prompt for the SITS Girls was to write about a back to school memory. Mine is a little different than most, but it was a great memory to visit. We moved a lot when I was a kid. And although at the time, I took it in stride (Dad was an airline …
There is something very exciting to me about the change of the seasons. I honestly feel like it’s God’s way of helping us press the re-set button and get a fresh start as the weather changes. I guess I’m a romantic because I’m always sad to see one season end but also SO excited to …
Thank you, Wikipedia, for this great article all about literal frogs in boiling water Today was a really, really great day. The kind of day I haven’t had in awhile, in fact. The reasons for that vary, and a lot of it has to do with some areas where God is really working on me …
My qualifications for writing this post are negligible. I don’t work with students in ministry, I’ve never written a book about it and I don’t have an advanced degree in Child Psychology. My qualifications for writing this piece:) But I have some words I want to share with the moms and dad in my life …
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about women and our friendships. I teach a class on relationships for our church, and when doing the research I came across a study that women diagnosed with cancer who have a close circle of friends are 4 TIMES less likely to die than women who say …
What I’m about to tell you about has nothing to do with running. But please don’t stop reading. Because it does have to do with freedom. And if there’s anything I’ve been about on these pages for the last 2 years, it’s freedom. Did you know that there’s a place in the Philippines (well, not …