A plea for grace for large families

I’ve read a few posts in the last few weeks in favor of large families (here’s an example by Your Modern Family) and I couldn’t help but chime in.This isn’t a post to convince others to have more kiddos, but to ask for grace for those of us who choose (and are blessed) to fill […]

The Flavor’s Where It’s At

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Purina One, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia#ONEDifference http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Our dog Harley, whom we adopted last year from the animal shelter, is very much a part of our family. She watches out for the kids when they’re […]

Summer Scripture memory 2 + a Giveaway!

Hi there! I’m so glad you’re back for week 2 of Summer Scripture Memory. How did it go with week one for you? (If you missed it, click here to catch up!) I’ll just say that it isn’t perfect yet in our house, but we’re trying. 🙂 It’s pretty cute hearing my 3 year old […]

eat: Tortellini with Basil and Pecans

from the archives: Originally posted May 8, 2012 One day at the grocery store (in a flying 15 minute trip), I picked up some pre-made tortellini and some parmesan cheese. I knew I wanted pasta for dinner, and had some cream and tons of fresh basil at home. That’s all I knew.  At 6:45 I […]

Stacks of Books to Read this Summer

Having good reading material around is very important for me, and maybe this summer you’re looking for  good books to read and don’t know where to start. I’ve rounded up a list of my favorites- I’ve done lots of reading lately as you’ll soon be able to tell. You can click on each title to […]

a hodgepodge of goodness, including my book!

Hi there! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Ben and I, due to the generosity of a sweet friend, were able to attend the Houston Symphony on Saturday night. The music was absolutey beautiful- the talent of those musicians blew me away! So I have a few things to share I hope you’ll find exciting…. […]

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