5 Family Friendly Fall Trip Ideas

Fall is my all-time favorite season - I love the crisp air, the produce, the frosty nights, the bright trees, the golden glow of sunsets...It's especially fun to make memories during the fall so today, I thought I'd share with you 5 trips to take as a family!

There will be a new home for us

Have you ever noticed that you read a Bible story, or passage and something catches your attention and then all of the sudden, you find that you are struggling with that exact thing?!

5 Easter Ideas to Keep the Focus on Christ (and a couple bonus ideas)

Easter is closing in on us quickly, with only a couple of weeks left before it's here. Perhaps you have been recognizing the Lenten season, perhaps you only choose to celebrate the "main" days: Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday (I almost wrote Black Friday...oops!), and Easter Sunday. Whatever you do, I wanted to offer you a few Christ-focused ideas to add to your celebrating!

A Letter to My Future Daughter In Laws

I am the mother of four boys. I have, at times, been disappointed that I will never experience the connection of having a daughter, picking out a prom dress, meeting her date the first time, going shopping, just the two of us.

Being a submissive wife when you are a born leader

I am a natural born leader - a trait that can make or break a relationship. Dynamics change so much from dating to marriage and many times, it goes unsaid.

Homeschool Progress Check 2

I last checked in back in January and I felt like I wanted to do another check-in because it makes it easy to assess my progress as a teacher and planner for the kids. It's also good accountability. My check-ins will never be showy or extravagant. They reflect our daily doings and how the kids are actually doing.

What Happens After You Struggle?

I love using the verse of the day on my Bible app on my phone. This year has been a little intense and intimate in my relationship with Jesus, through the verse of the day. I have just HEARD him through each verse, each morning. It has been a precious kiss each day as I begin.

Looking Toward the Cross | a Lent Devotional Review

My family never celebrated or participated in Lent activities while I was growing up, I heard a lot about them, friends at school would choose something to abstain from for the Lent season, but we never touched it.

The Most Memorable Valentine's Day Ever

She was giggly, giddy, nervous, and 17. Although they weren't dating, he invited her to the church Valentine's banquet where they were serving spaghetti and showing Lady and the Tramp.

To the friend that lost a loved one

I recently had a friend lose a loved one and when you are states apart, it's difficult to know what ways to help and how to encourage without giving a physical hug or bringing dinner over.

On the Other Side of Hopeless

2016 was a really difficult year for myself and my family. It was a year of refining, trusting, praying, trying to find hope, and fighting discouragement and hopelessness. I'm thankful it's over.

How to Camp with Kids

So, Monday I shared about how to prepare for camping, but if you noticed, there was very little about camping with kids. I wanted to save it and do a whole post on it's own since there is a lot to factor in.

A story of restoration from destruction – part 2

He answered finally (it was like 7 am and he is NOT a morning person). My heart skipped but I looked past that and told him what happened. His response?

“Why are you being so stupid?”

A story of restoration from destruction - part 1 (of 2)

I was in the dining hall, sitting in a booth with a couple of people that were staying out of the whole ex-boyfriend fiasco. We were joking and laughing about something and another guy walked up; he slid in the booth on my right.

Losing my Identity | part 3

I was resenting my faith. I was building myself a tough exterior made up of sarcasm (not a gun - I'm no Sanda Bullock haha!), words that belittled people and an act of being energetic and loud. I knew how to get looks from people and get the attention that I was craving in hopes of it helping me to heal.

Losing my Identity | part 2

My heart is racing again already just thinking of continuing the story from Friday, but I have to. It is so healing for me to process in this way. I have already begun putting pieces back together, pieces of memories that I had forgotten because of the emotional trauma that I was enduring.

Losing my Identity | part 1

I have been mulling, processing and contemplating writing this story for a long time. It scares me to write it. I don't want to shame anyone or embarrass anyone by writing it but it is such a huge part in my identity or loss there-of, if you truly want to know how I have become who I am today I have to share this story. If I truly am going to be completely open and honest it's necessary that I share this.