Source: alexacall.com via Sarah on Pinterest This quote resonates with me. Most people see me as someone with an education, nice car, home, ring, husband and job but they do not know I was born to a teen mother. You would not know I would be familiar with state assistance, standing in line for [...]
Birthday Fruit Kabobs
January 12, 2012 By 2 Comments
Today my daughter is 5 years old and she asked for fruit kabobs for her school snack. How blessed am I? Of course these colorful and delicious fruit snacks are topped with 2 slices of candied fruit with sugar sprinkles but it is her birthday after all. Who doesn’t deserve some sugar on their birthday? [...]
5 Years Old Already
January 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
5 years ago I went sledding with my son and I was 8 months pregnant. It was a small hill, a cold day in January and he was bored and I figured it was alright because the hill really was small and it would make him so happy. Little did I know that hours would [...]
6 Holiday Break Boredom Busters
December 28, 2011 By 3 Comments
The Christmas and New Year’s holiday means children are out of school. I remember looking forward to this long break. Staying in my P.J.’s all day playing with my new toys, sledding with my friends and staying up later to watch movies! I also remember saying I was bored –which makes no sense what-so-ever. There [...]
Green Bible Stories For Children
November 21, 2011 By 4 Comments
My daughter and I like to go to church together and I volunteer in our local youth group that my daughter participates in. I like to do this for several reasons. I like the sense of community, the lessons that are taught to my daughter, the continual respect and love that is reinforced for God [...]
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
November 9, 2011 By 1 Comment
I’ve heard these comments a dozen times… “Mom, come on!” “Mom, hurry up we’re waiting!” “Mom, are you done yet?” The children are usually in my ear or shouting from afar with their hands on their hips while I’m finishing up an email, quicklky publishing a post, submitting one last edit for work, replying to [...]
Role Modeling Exercise and Fitness: Not by Choice
November 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
I was working out and suddenly I had a crowd. It was a Saturday morning and the children were busy playing so I decided to sneak in a Journey Gym workout but of course my daughter had to watch, the dog took its place on the couch and my son wandered into the room. My [...]
