Tag Archives: Family Fun

When I was younger, I wasn’t much for dating.  And now, as a married adult and mother of two, I struggle with developing close, authentic, real friendships.  As I reflect on these two ...

In Philippians 3:12 Paul says, “I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” To me, this is the great mystery of where God’s work in our lives and our own...

  On this week of “Refreshing” I’ve been praying a lot about what it means to me to be refreshed.  Truly refreshed!  So I thought of how I love to take looo...

As Mothers, our best efforts in life are spent on those we love - leaving us satisfied, worn out and smiling! I have felt this way many times over the years. However, if Mom isn’t refreshed then...

It was late Saturday afternoon.  My son had been invited to a birthday party so I threw on a t-shirt, put my hair in a ponytail, and packed up the kids.  I don’t need to waste time get...

The first time I visited the Amazon jungle I had no idea the way it would change my life. I suppose it goes back to the idea of how encountering a world vastly different from your own will always chan...

Up until a little over 3 years ago, I had a huge fear of Social Media.   I guess you could say that I was a little old fashioned.  Now old fashioned isn’t bad, but I gu...

I am a step mom.  If it sounds a little like I’m introducing myself at an A.A. meeting, that isn’t so far away from how it feels. These words often require work for me to o...

I walked through the door on Monday feeling good about getting a workout in after work. “How are the kids?” I asked my husband. He responded, “Well, Mason threw up four times.”...

I am thankful. At five years old, after a lot of effort and consistency on my part, my oldest finally seems to be making a slow exit out of a super-picky eating phase that started right around his fir...