Kelly from Houtz House Party and I have been trying for a while to get some kind of blog fun going together and I am excited about a new link party starting up this Sunday!I have learned so much from other bloggers, you know? I’ve learned how to cook better from the Pioneer Woman. I’ve learned about the […]

Have you ever done anything bold? How about skydiving? A trans-atlantic cruise? Speaking in front of a crowd? How about something like having your Middle Eastern neighbor over for coffee? In his new book Bold as Love, author and pastor Bob Roberts, Jr, challenges the church to step outside of our “tribes” to embrace people […]

There’s nothing like a new year to make us think of the fresh, the untainted, the starting over.Something about a gleaming, blank page on the calendar provokes us to examine:What is great about my life?{my family, my freedom, my friendships}What are areas that could use tweaking?{reading more non-fiction than fiction, eating less sugar}What are some […]

Guess what? To put it mildly, life after children is a LOT different than BC (before children.)Our anniversary is today and instead of heading out for our date in a few minutes like we were supposed to be, we’re not even in the same building! I am home with three children while Ben is taking […]

This is pretty much a post for my memory and to show my mom our Christmas Day happenings. It was our first Christmas apart in my 32 years! That must be some kind of record or something! Here are the kids before opening the presents. We made them go one at a time this year […]

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