IF you're pressed for time, just read this: Don’t own things that end up owning you. We spent 7 years owning a 7-foot wide humongous take-up-the-whole-wall kind of entertainment center that could only fit an old boxy style TV. When we decided its life here was done, it totally owned us. We ...
Marriage: 2 Tips for Productive Communication
Dear Wives, We’ve all been there, haven’t we? That place in a conversation where we keep repeating ourselves and nothing is getting accomplished. The same conversation seems to drag on for days, possibly even weeks. Oh goodness, has it really been weeks? Yes. It has. Mr. Awesome and I ...
Old and New. Balance. It’s Okay.
It's okay to mix old and new. It's okay to wear fancy shoes and till the garden (or very occasionally help and pose like you did such an incredible job). It's okay to wear blue jeans when you more than likely should've worn a skirt. It's okay to bicker for 2 days with your husband over ...
The {BEST} Top 3 CRAZY Sightings You Spot When It’s Spring in Iowa
Ah, May! Sweet, sweet May. I don’t know what it is about May but it just brings out all kinds of craziness, like: 1. Old men with what looks to be white legs that have possibly been bleached. I mean don’t know how they get them so freakin’ white! Is that even natural? Healthy? Is there a ...
Better Together
In my hurry of making my relationship with my husband, and homeschooling our littles a priority, I sometimes (okay, often times) forget to make my friends a priority too. This week has been full of playdates, backyard chats with friends, encouragement and conversations at MOPS, shared meals, and a ...
Jesus Heals Brokenness
Brokenness. So I busted the lid of my slow cooker tonight. I was putting a dish away with the shelf pulled out and another dish fell behind down onto the crock pot lid, shattering it. Glass was in the cupboard and splattered around the floor and I couldn't help but think, "this stinks" ...
5 Random Differences About Us
5. He rinses dishes, I put them into the dishwasher with food still on them (In my defense I knock the big chunks off). 4. He uses a real alarm clock that takes a giant C size battery. I use the alarm on my phone. 3. I'm certified in Social Media Marketing. He rarely logs on to any social ...
QUICK TIP TUESDAY: Within Reach
My friend Tiffany had a post several months ago that inspired me to begin putting things within reach for my youngest. With my older two kids I rocked at this. My home really looked kid centered, and it was. {Lots of primary colors and everything was labeled} Then we had a big gap ...
Family Shopping Trip
Homeschool moms, this one’s for you! We did a family shopping trip tonight to look for things for the remodel, browse furniture, and work in a quick Wal-Mart run for school supplies and blue jeans. Can I just say I feel like it is parenting done right when your child doesn’t own a pair of blue ...
Product Review: L’Oreal Cleansing Balm for Dry/Damaged Hair
Being a member of Influenster definitely has perks! Like getting full sized bottles of shampoo/conditioner sent right to do your door for FREE, in exchange for a review! I have always loved trying new products; I was the teenager signing up for free samples and passing them out to my ...
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