Last week I found myself driving to collect twin seven-year-old boys. I was excited about to see them but also apprehensive. Because this family has done a number on my heart. Three years …
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Recently I butted heads with a dear friend. We are alike in our passion for serving Jesus but think and operate very differently. Usually we enjoy our different personalities. This was …
I am famous for picking the wrong lane at Target. If someone is couponing, price adjusting, exchanging, or just patently confused, I am guaranteed to wind up behind this person …
I don't post too many crafts or kid projects here on twentyshekels. By and large crafts just are not my jam. But I will say this: If you see me post …
Raising four kids, my husband and I often find ourselves in the position of more places to be than time and space allow. On one such morning I was scheduled …
A couple of weeks ago my friend Melissa asked to borrow a Crock-Pot for the church potluck. I was shocked that she didn't have one. I thought every mom had a …
It's getting harder to smile about my new kitchen lately. Why does it look like we are going backwards in the project, you ask? Let me explain. After a series of delays, …
I can't say I didn't see it coming. All the signs were there. The slow acceleration. The broken heater. The sliding that doors wouldn't open. In its heyday our minivan was …
Last year I wrote a blog post swearing off yoga pants as my New Year's resolution. It was bullish and speculative and based on a rash assumption that jeans are …
A couple of weeks ago I returned home from work to find my children happily playing with new toys at the counter. Confused, I asked my son where the little …