“For those of us who lived through these events, the only marker we’ll ever need is the tick of a clock at the 46th minute of the eighth hour of the 11th day.”   ~President George W. Bush

I taught kindergarten for three years before having kids and becoming a stay-at-home mom, then a houseparent at a children’s home, then a stay-at-home mom again.  School was always filled with mixed emotions.  The first day of school was exciting, scary, exhausting and inspiring all at the same time.  The end of the year was …

Parenting Hack for Mealtime: The Awesome Way to Get Inquisitive Kids to Eat I’m so glad that my husband is the father of my children.  He plays with our boys like he is a boy himself.  He teaches them good things and is a great Christian role model for them.  But the purpose of this …

My husband and I first heard of Mark Gungor while working at the children’s home.  One of the ministers there shared the “Laugh Your Way To A Better Marriage” DVD with us and I, personally, was very encouraged and excited about the DVD.  I had a lot of “aha!” moments, where things Mark said clicked …

Back when I first moved into an apartment with roommates in college, I was all about the cute little plastic containers with lids that fit all nicely together and cost more than I wanted to pay for them, but I did anyway…….all for food storage.  I don’t know why we, as women, (some women, not …

  We had a little family movie night making “tuna turtles” with “A Turtle’s Tale:  Sammy’s Adventures” this weekend! 

Did you know that today, August 15th, is the official National Relaxation Day? There you go, that’s all the excuse you need to kick back and relax! What do you do when you need to relax?  Maybe get a massage?  Go shopping?  Lie down in bed and go to sleep?  Or possibly leave the kids …

I know, it’s the hottest month of the year and you’re wondering why on earth I’d be making a hot soup, let alone posting about it.  Well, I have been craving Tomato Bisque ever since we had some a few months ago at Medieval Times.  So today, I decided to make some!  I found a …

It’s times like these that I wish I was efficient and liked to schedule posts far in advance.  If you’re a frequent visitor, you might have noticed that I haven’t been posting much lately.  Some really awesome bloggers have posts scheduled so when life gets in the way of blogging, they don’t have to worry …