How To Set Up Your Campsite
Tweet As you might know, @essieburns from The Mommy Diaries and I have taken our families and our blogs on the road to the beautiful Harbor town of Grand Marais, MN. Essie and I have not been together face to …
Why Does Right Feel Wrong?
Tweet I’m a mom to two teens, two elementary aged kids and a set of toddler twins. While none of the kids except maybe the twins will admit it . . . they are each others best friends. Sure, all …
Creating Margin
Tweet Do you remember when you were first learning to write? I remember scrawling impossibly long sentences across my lined paper, from edge to edge and often wrapping to the next line with dashes and arrows. I remember my kind …
Christmas Vacation
Tweet I took a little “blogcation” did you notice? I did. Though I missed spending time here, sharing and encouraging you, I also enjoyed some precious moments with my family. Those moments were priceless. Warm, enriching, church celebrations. Cooking special holiday meals. …
When I Grow Up. . .
Tweet When I was a little girl, I wanted to be many different things when I grew up. I wanted to be Miss America (Who wouldn’t? Right?), I wanted to be a teacher, Katie Couric, a mom, a famous actress. I did …
Thanksgiving Journeys
Tweet I’m not going to lie. I’m not much of a traveller. I’m pretty content to stick close to home with those that I love. I’m not-so-secretly content that with a pastor for a husband, we have to get to …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Tweet I am thankful for so much. I have been beyond blessed with a beautiful and loving family, good friends, a faithful church family, and so much more. I am also so thankful for this space. I am thankful for …
Hickory Farms and Holiday Traditions
Tweet Friday night our UPS truck dropped off a Hickory Farms gift basket to my home. And with that box came a flood of memories. I had the joy of sharing some of my past holiday excitement with my kids! …
Monday Musings
Tweet This has been a good day so far. Time changes tend to refresh and energize me, which is funny, as they seem to drain so many of my friends. My little morning glory, Lizzie, was up and snuggling me …
Pumpkin Patch Photos
Tweet One of our favorite fall activities is visiting Papa’s Pumpkin Patch. There is so much to do for the whole family that even our older kids beg to visit every year. Because there are so many activities to enjoy, …