I have a confession to make. If your real life friends with me you already know that on our way back from Disney World in February our family was in an accident that totaled our van. If you’ve been reading the blog thus far you’ll also know that the trip home from Disney was also […]
Why Can’t I Forgive You?
“It’s Easier to Forgive an Enemy than to Forgive a Friend.” I’m struggling with this thing called forgiveness. I’m not sure I even understand it. Or better yet, what I feel is not lining up with what I have been taught that forgiveness is. It made me start to think… is forgiveness all it’s […]
10 Stupid Things Parents Say While Potty Training
Just kill me now! We are smack dab in the middle of the parental nightmare that is potty training. You’d think we’d know what we’re doing. We’ve done this before. TWICE! Yeah… kids are butt heads. It’s said in love I promise. They just have to come up with a way to make life difficult. […]
Excuse Me Mr. Trump, The Children Are Listening!
I have very little interest in politics. Various political online quizzes would call me a centerist. When asked I tell people I’m a republicrat. I see value in various policies on both sides of the political coin. I also believe there’s so much deception in politics that no one party should be believed. I rarely […]
Superwoman? Who is that really?
I recently read this article written by a lovely blogger about being a Superwoman! I love what she had to say and I think we should all have a greater discussion about this. Dear Superwoman, Have you taken a breath today? I mean really, truly, stopped and just focused on breathing? No? I figured. Do […]
The One Mommy Chore I’m SO NOT Doing!
I have a giant confession to make! But it’s cool! Because you’re going to not wear your judgy pants and just hear me out! Right? I mean I’ve already told you that I’m not the best housekeeper on the planet! Shew… glad you were sitting down for that one right? But I do maintain a […]
Why I Hate Trends- And You Should Too!
It was the mid 90’s and Abercrombie & Fitch was the be all, end all of fashion! I was smack dab in the middle of high school when my classmates started wearing these white long sleeved shirts with giant letters spelling out Abercrombie down the arm. Now, my parents were in ministry at a church […]
Take Off Your Judgy Pants!
7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1 Are you done? You just made a decision whether or not you liked me and wanted to continue reading this blog. If it were real life and I was walking towards you, you’d have already made your decision about who I was, how I looked, what was important […]
5 Songs That Make My Life
We all have them. Our soul songs! The one’s that make us have all the feels. Oftentimes when I’m going through a new phase in life I find myself seeking a song to get me through. Something that feels right to my story. I use music to encourage me, excite me, inspire me to be […]
So Why Did I Decide to Homeschool Again?
Oh, you didn’t know. I can’t say we’re a full in sold out, rage against the machine, homeschool family. But we do homeschool our 13 year old son. I suppose we should have seen it coming. We struggled through the public school system for many, many years. Trying to get assistance for his ADHD-PI. Trying to […]