Category Archives: faith

the family manager creed

The other day, I picked up a few books at Barnes & Noble. I’m so excited to dive into them, and I just started reading “The Busy Mom’s Guide To A Happy Organized Home” by Kathy Peel. I’m still in the Introduction, but I came across something I have to share with you. The author has…

morning reading :: Ecclesiastes 7:21-22

I’m sitting here, doing my morning reading & I decided to read another chapter. In doing so, I came across a couple verses that spoke directly to my heart and are a perfect complement yesterday’s post (of course!). “Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you…

crazy hormones

When I lay down at night, completely and utterly exhausted, my brain starts to wander. I come up with all kinds of wonderful ideas and blog posts, which will most likely never come to fruition, because I’m too tired to take the effort to write them down. Over the past couple of weeks, I have sat…

the catch up game & don’t worry about a thing.

…every little thing is gonna be alright. (Bob Marley, anyone?) Since I went on a mini vacation this week, I have a lot to catch up on for the #31DBBB challenge. However, before I move on to the next steps in that challenge, I think I may need to soften any concerns that might have…

when God shuts a door He opens a window

I truly believe God answers every prayer, it’s just sometimes we don’t always like His answer. That’s what happened yesterday. He still may answer my prayer with a “yes” in the future, but yesterday His answer was “no”, for now (at least). Next week will be full of prayers, seeking answers, and possibly life changing events….

just a couple more hours…

The house is a mess. Lil’ Man’s party is Saturday. The only thing that seems to be going right is that my hubby’s vacation starts in a couple hours. And he’ll be home all next week – yay! However, my excitement is cut short, because I believe God’s answer to a prayer came today in…

we celebrated Easter at the zoo

Most Easter traditions include a large family feast. Growing up, that was my family’s tradition. This year, my husband & I took a break from that tradition. After Church, we took our kids to the Kansas City Zoo, and my parents drove down and went with us. There were a multitude of reasons for why…