Let me begin this post with, I’m not pregnant. However, for some reason, I feel the need to organize all my thoughts and ideas and attempts at surviving the first few weeks with a baby. These are not scientific by any means, but just some thoughts that I used or wished I’d used when my […] Read more…
Merry Christmas GiveAway: Free Children’s Book!
There are 3 packages sitting in my kitchen that are ready to be mailed out! All I need is 3 mommas to send them to. The winners (there will be 3 of them!) of this year’s Christmas giveaway will receive a copy of my recently-published children’s book, “The Emergency Bird,” along with a special edition […] Read more…
On Rejoicing And Weeping, Together
Thanksgiving is over, but I hope our giving of thanks will never end! Now Christmas is coming and the year is swiftly coming to a close. Oh my! – How things have changed this year!!! Even more than usual. (If that is even possible.) Some very good changes and some very hard changes. When I […] Read more…
‘Twas The Night Before [the first] Christmas
As my children are entering into the ability to understand the depth of Christmas, I am filled with the desire to present them with the truth: that, yes, we eagerly await the joy the gifts will bring on Christmas morning, but we also anticipate the forever joy that the birth of our Savior brings. Toys, […] Read more…
Autumn Kale, Apple and Quinoa Salad
I am a recipe hunter. Yes, I have cookbooks and research fun recipes. But my favorite recipes come from people I know. Whose yummy treats I’ve tried. I will hunt your recipe for YEARS if I love it enough. I am still trying to squeeze a cole slaw recipe out of a girl from 2009. […] Read more…