25 Days of Giveaways: Day 5

Part of the fun of holidays for me is the food.  Believe it or not, I enjoy the process of making it all probably even more than eating it.  But I will admit that I love eating it, too!We usually do cut-out cookies, dipped pretzels, and cookie press...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 4

Yesterday I found myself humming the song “Let it Snow.”  No, it’s not snowing in Illinois…yet.  And honestly, I’m not real excited about it snowing either.  But I love the song.  As I was singing it in my head, I was...

Day 2 Winner

Ok, I think the Day 2 Discussion was a powerful one.  If you haven’t read through the “Random Acts of Kindness” you need to!  You can read the submissions by clicking here. You just might want to have a box of Kleenex nearby!  I shed a...

25 Days of Giveaways: Day 3

Listening to my favorite Christian radio station, WCIC, I heard the announcer ask a great question for us to share about today: How does your personality show up in your Christmas tree?I was thinking about that as it pertains to our tree and realized that my tree...

The winner is…

Wow!  I LOVED reading all the wonderful ideas on decorating traditions from Day One!  If you haven’t read through the ideas yet, you can do that by clicking here.  One of my favorites is Mary’s tradition of having a family sleepover under...

25 Days of Giveaways!

For many of us, the turkeys and pumpkins are packed up and the Christmas decorations are on display. As moms, December is a full month of shopping, baking, making memories for our family. That’s why I’m devoting December to you, Mom, in my 25 Days of...

Friday’s Quote of the Week

Your child doesn’t need a parent paralyzed by guilt. Your child needs a parent empowered and motivated by the truth. ~Jolene Philo

Growing a Grateful Heart

Turn on the television these days and you’ll find just about every kind of makeover show possible. We seem to be drawn to this makeover madness by our desire for something fresh and new in our complicated, and sometimes disorganized lives.I’ve recently become aware of...

Giving Thanks

Last weekend our family gathered together to celebrate our son-in-law’s 30th birthday. Matt (far-left) is also the daddy of our first grand-child due in late April (not that we’re excited or anything like that!) We had a slumber party for all 9 of us at...