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 to sing on the worship team at church, my […]
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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 slow-cooker. Don't they send us …
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, cancellations, fits and starts, the …
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 the creme de la creme …
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 superior garments. I threw my …
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 Lego set came from. My …
I wasn't going to write a Christmas letter this year. Mostly because my life is so daily that at times it feels like that movie Groundhog Day - except Dave is not Bill Murray so …
Last year I had an unexpected reunion with one of my favorite childhood friends. Back in high school Heidi and I were an inseparable, fun-loving duo known as Beast n Bones. We loved spending time …
Early this week our family made the annual trek to secure our Christmas tree. The tree selection is actually not a critical piece of our Christmas celebration. Sometimes we pick it out in October, tag …
This week I dropped my kids off at church for middle school small group - just like I do every other Wednesday night. The youth piled into cars and headed off to two different homes …
