It’s not so much that I am grouchy without my daily cup (or four) of coffee; it’s more that my synapses don’t fire without my receptors sufficiently caffeinated.  Don’t mind …

I first got to know World Vision when my good friend (bloggy and in real life) Jill went to the Dominican Republic on a blogger trip during which a profoundly …

It’s one week from my 41st birthday.  That seems incredible to me.  This year went by FAST, but I have loved it.  I wasn’t exactly a pushover before, but now? …

Here I sit; laptop upon my {very, very sore} legs trying to write a post I can link up with Things I Love Thursday.  I’ve put it off for two weeks.
It’s …

Blogging is a… job?!
Well, let’s look at what a job is.  You work.  In exchange for that work, you get paid.
Now this here blog is not the most profitable one …

Much like Snowmaeddon this winter, my kids had to get creative during the Great Heat Wave of 2011.  In search of some indoor fun, they decided to re-create the test …

Yesterday I told you that I was attending the Blissdom Conference.  It’s the first day, and it feels a little like summer camp.  All of the people who came last …

My husband has an aversion to anything organizational.  Lists, planners, plans, calendars… You might think I would be the perfect balance for him, as a woman who writes a blog …

So.  Monday is the first day of our winter break, and we are blissfully un-busy this year.  My “pretending I’m a homeschooler” tendencies come out in full force during times …

It’s been three years since I could attend the Santa Claus parade with my kids. 
Three years is a long time, at their ages. Neither of them remembers it from before.   …