The book cover is almost completed. The writing is done. We are just a few weeks away from the book being finalized. I can’t believe it’s already here. This book started as a dream a couple of years ago and then the formal writing started. Many of you have read…
Consistency
While living with mono these past few months, I have realized more and more the importance of maintaining shared space. The kids are out of school today and my husband informed them they would be cleaning up the house. As my daughter was emptying out the trash in the kitchen…
I have had a wonderful Christmas break here in Indiana. I’m home with my entire family and we were blessed with fourteen inches of snow the day after Christmas. We built two amazing snow forts and had a great snowball fight. I awoke to another three inches on the ground…
Last night was a long night. I’m not sure what was going on, but we had several cases of the “spooks”. There were strange noises being heard, bad dreams, and mysterious feelings of “someone watching me”. It wasn’t limited to one kid, either. I thought it strange that any of…
My husband and I typically do not exchange presents for Christmas. We are pretty practical you might say. We might buy something we need, like a camera, and say that is our gift to each other. There were two Christmases that were different, though, where there was a gift left…
As many of you know, my son has food allergies. We’ve been avoiding wheat and eggs for over 6 years now. It’s been a long journey, to say the least. At the same time, it is all worth the effort knowing he is alive and well. When we began our…
Do you often ask yourself what does the world need? Do you strive to make an impact on others’ lives? Are you progressing to a deep impact or just making dents? I struggle at times with my impact on society. I mean, seriously, I’m supposed to save the whole world,…
These past few weeks have been spent giving medication, going to doctors’ appointments and filling out paperwork for school. My son had another reaction that set off his asthma. So, we have been waiting for the medicines to take effect and get him over this hump. After multiple tries with…
There are times in life we go through a period where we do not know exactly what direction we are going. This might be a time of change in our lives and we are looking to God for further direction, or it could simply be wondering if the path we…
Today was the last “first day of school” our family will have in elementary school. My son is in fourth grade and school started today. I asked him if he still wanted me to walk him to his class and was pleasantly surprised when he said “yes”. As we walked…