This has been such a wonderful week of conversations. Sure, there were giveaways providing motivation to comment everyday, but if we can keep up the conversations like we’ve been having them, it will take the blog to a new level of encouragement, relationship,...
Wow! Yesterday’s conversation about toy organization was great! I learned some new ideas from our practical discussion. I am loving these wonderful dialogues…we are learning so much from each other! Congratulations to Stephanie (daveandstephy) and Becky...
There’s just a few more days of the Ultimate Blog Party sponsored by 5minutesformom. This blog hop has been a great way to meet so many other wonderful mom bloggers! Congratulations to these three winners who participated in yesterday’s discussion on...
So yesterday morning…on the way to church…Mark and I got into an argument. Yes, the Marriage Monday people have conflict in their marriage…and yes, they have conflict even on the way to church. We’re still not done with the argument yet, mind...
Welcome to Day 3 of the Ultimate Blog Party being sponsored by 5MinutesForMom. If you’re visiting here for the first time, stay a little while and explore. I blog about marriage, parenting, faith, living with less, adoption and more! My blog can also be found...
If you’re here for the first time from the Ultimate Blog Party, welcome! I blog regularly about faith, family, parenting, marriage, and more! Stay around for a little while and find all the goodies on my blog. Don’t miss the free downloads I have, too,...
Last year I was introduced to the Ultimate Blog Party (UPB) sponsored by 5minutesformom. It was a great online party where I was introduced to some wonderful moms who hang out online! I know there are some of you who hang out on my blog that actually found me at the...
I received a Facebook message from a mom who came up with a creative “Living With Less” solution to a problem they were having. I thought her solution was such a great idea that I asked her if I could share it with you! She kindly agreed. Jill: This is...
Last year when we made a major life change, our income decreased by 75%. We began to strip away unneeded expenses: second vehicle, whole life insurance to term insurance, higher deductibles on our auto and homeowners insurance, gym membership, etc. Out food budget...
If you’ve been hanging around on my blog for very long, you know that I’m a firm believer in adoption. I didn’t start out that way, but after four biological children (and the necessary surgery to make sure our family was complete!), God placed...
Several years ago, we decided to step into unfamiliar territory by taking some ballroom dancing lessons. We made the weekly Monday night lessons our date night, often stopping for coffee or dessert afterwards. Dancing has become a shared hobby for us…and...
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” ~Lamentations 3:22-23 NLT
My sweet friend, Mandy, is like another daughter to me. Erica and I visited Mandy and I snapped a picture of her creative earring holder. Check this out: This is a cookie cooling rack simply hung on the wall. It works perfect for earrings!
I just recently saw these definitions and thought they were very good: Pride: I think you want what I have. Envy: I want what you have. Contentment: I’m OK with what I have, and I’m OK with you having what you have Blessing: I want you to have what I have I love how...
Last weekend at Hearts at Home, one of our speakers made this statement: “100% of divorces are caused by selfishness.” Mark and I have been talking about this statement all week and we have to agree. So today’s Marriage Monday is all about the...
