5 Steps to Finding (and Keeping) Friendships

Being a mom sometimes means you give up some things.  Taking showers. Putting on real clothes. Make-up.  Some days it just doesn’t happen.  It might be 2:00 before I hop into the steamy quiet.  As mothers, we give up fitting into those jeans from college. We forgo reading a good book.  Our neat and tidy house is long gone.  One thing that should not be abandoned when you become a mother is friendships. We all know we need community. Let’s be honest….

Summer Relaxing Round-Up

Join me every Friday for our Summer Round-Up! I’ll be sharing some of my favorite summer things, from food to fun! This week is Relaxing Summer Fun! Today I want to share some great activities for the kids (or moms!) that are super easy and fun! Free Summer Printables Welcome Summer! Summer Bucket List from While I’m Waiting Fourth of July Ideas from All Kinds of Things (Great ANY time during the summer!) Water Week from Living in This Season Our…

Tuesday Thoughts – Death’s Covenant

For the next few Tuesdays I’d like to share some Scripture God has laid on my heart. It starts with a post-it. I have a special way I like to read through the Bible.  It takes me about 3 years to read the entire Bible this way, mostly because I’m not consistent.  I write the following on a post-it and stick in the back of my Bible: Genesis 1 Psalm 1 Matthew 1 I read three chapters a day. The…

Mom Tip Monday – Reading Scripture

A new series for July – Mom Tip Monday. Each week I’d like to share some tips I’ve found after over seven years of parenting. I know I don’t have all the answers – and I invite you to join me in sharing YOUR best tip on the topic for the week. This week is: Reading Scripture with Your Children One of my mom’s many words of advice to me as we began our homeschooling journey was to not neglect…