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For Every Mother’s Daughter 26 Aug 2013 | 07:08 am
It was more than an hour past her bedtime and she appeared at the edge of our bedroom door. Again. It had been the same dance all summer. And my feet were tired. What I really wanted to do was point ...
A Prayer for My Children as They Return to School 22 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am
Dear God, School starts on Monday. Thank you, thank you (sincere holy whisper). We both know that momma’s bag ‘o summer tricks is plum empty and hiding in the bathroom while my children argue upstair...
WMFW: Organization for School Art 21 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am
I’m about to have a first grader (again). And you know what that means? There’s a lot of cute refrigerator art coming home weekly. We love art in our house! (Here’s my son’s latest piece): All year ...
Back to School Party with Osh Kosh 20 Aug 2013 | 08:05 am
What do crayons, coloring sheets, fabric markers, cotton totes and lunch sacks, chocolate chip cookies and six kids under six have in common? A party, of course! I helped my first grader invite a fe...
Why God Made Moms 19 Aug 2013 | 07:15 am
“Why God Made Moms” Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions Why did God make mothers? 1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is. 2. Mostly to clean the...
Four Things I Wish I’d Known When I Got Married 16 Aug 2013 | 08:03 am
He was assigned to row 26 seat B and my ticket put me 6 rows behind him in 32D. We wanted to sit next to each other on the five-hour flight back to the mainland from Hawaii, so we waited in line at th...
The Best Book I’ve Ever Read. Period. 15 Aug 2013 | 08:02 am
Imagine a 6 year old child ripped from his mother’s arms during an outdoor church service. He along with other boys from his community were taken away at gunpoint to a military camp and forced to bec...
WFMW: Our Favorite Summer Dessert 14 Aug 2013 | 08:11 am
I love dessert. And by love, I mean l-o-v-e. Homemade desserts in our house are rare. I make sugar free ones occasionally, but usually if we eat sweets it’s out of the house (snow cones or a cookie fr...
Back to School in Style with Osh Kosh {Sponsored Giveaway} 13 Aug 2013 | 08:31 pm
School starts in 13 days. It’s hard to believe how quickly the summer has passed! We are soaking up every last bit. When Oshkosh B’gosh asked me to do a sponsored post and host a giveaway for their f...
So, About Hawaii 12 Aug 2013 | 08:34 am
I just returned from a week of post card paradise that took my breath away. (Remember when my hubby won an all-expense paid trip to Maui with his job? Swoon). I sort of hate when people share awesome ...