What’s the difference from friending and befriending? Like many others in my peer group, I’ve struggled with the way that the facebook age has changed the way our culture views relationships and interacts. Instead of quality relationships that we are making efforts and time to develop, we’re overwhelmed with surface contact with dozens of people…
The Gift That I Can Give
I’ve always loved a good children’s book. Now that I have kids, my bookshelves are rapidly filling with books about nature, kindness, and faith that I hope will inspire their imaginations and nurture their hearts. As my oldest reaches the age where all her emotions are big ones, and she’s trying to figure out more…
God Bless You and Goodnight– adorable touch and feel bedtime story!
One of my favorite things about parenting is getting to read all the children’s books and bedtime stories. Every night, we wrap up the day with a pile of books, under a cozy blanket. Charlotte has been a book lover since birth it seems, and Landon is hot on her heels as my second little…
Night Night Sleepytown–another fun bedtime story!
We love good bedtime stories and are always adding new ones to our collection. A few years ago, I picked up a copy of Amy Parker’s book “Night Night, Farm. It was an instant hit with Charlotte, and Landon has enjoyed looking at it as well. Getting Night Night Sleepytown in the mail was a…
Bedtime Bible Stories My Kids Love
Both of my kids love books, and one of our favorite ways to unwind at night is snuggled up on the couch reading a story or two before bed. Recently, I’ve been trying harder to make sure at least one of those stories is a Bible story. I wanted to share some of our current…
My Summer 2017 Reading List
I made a lot of plans for the blog and the 2017 reading challenge last fall. Turns out, I spent winter and through the summer growing a new addition to our family instead. Hyperemesis gravidarum might sound like just a fancy way to say “morning sickness”, but if you’ve experienced it you will know it…
Surviving Unemployment by Making Frugal Choices
Extended unemployment is one of the more challenging things that life can throw at anyone. Six months after we married, Scott and I found ourselves facing just that. The aircraft company we worked for in Northern Idaho was hit hard by the tanking economy. Along with dozens of other employees, suddenly we both were unemployed. Neither…
Reading Challenge 2017
Growing up, I was a voracious reader. I read and reread dozens of books a month, and would devour books in a single sitting. Those were the golden years for reading! My life is so different now than it was in those preteen years when there were plenty of carefree hours perfect for curling up…
A Farewell to 2016
I always have these grand plans to write a real End Of Year post with all sorts of newsy bits, observations and deep thoughts for the next year. But then I sit down at my computer and suddenly all the words go away. So instead of observations and lots of words, I’m leaving 2016 with…
Making Christmas Bright {what I’m loving this season}
I can’t believe that Christmas is this coming weekend. I’m unbelievably behind in getting this post set up, but I am excited to share with you a few of the things that are making this holiday season “bright”. Some of these are simple, some are a part of long-standing, tradition, and some of them are new…
