Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Soup is easy slow cooker perfection for your busy nights. We are knee deep in the busyness of school activities. This year, I am allowing each kid to be involved in one activity outside of school or church. Julia chose the school play and...
My dearest Sebastian, You are now four days old. Once again, I'm met with thankfulness for a place to write down what is in my heart. I'm glad that in the hazy fog of sleeplessness, I can write things down before I forget. Last Thursday, I told your daddy that I just...
This post is written by me on behalf of Pillsbury. All opinions are entirely my own. This shop has been compensated by Acorn Influence, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. Easter is one of my favorite holidays! We host an Easter dinner and...
Disclaimer: I was invited to a complimentary media screening of Beauty and the Beast. This site contains affiliate links. Please see Policies for more information. *Please note - this review has spoilers* In 1991, I was a sophomore in high school. I remember going to...
Every year, we have Riley's birthday party at the same place. He loves it. I love it. It makes it easy. This year, it was pouring rain. In the desert. In February. What?! The morning of the party, we quickly emailed everyone and let them know that we'd be having the...
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My lovely husband would live on these refrigerator dill pickles if he could. A good dill pickle can set the entire mood for the evening. It can take all his cares from the day and have him singing musical numbers. Well, not really. But he might sing a really good...
Sometimes you are talking with a friend, and something sparks a memory. There is a picture so clear, so vivid that you feel as though you are walking the footsteps over again. You can feel the carpet. You can hear the people around you and you remember exactly how you...
Disclosure: I received the products from JORD Wood Watches to facilitate my review. It is my honor to share news with you from a company that I enjoy and support! #jordwatch I first noticed these beautiful watches on instagram a few months ago. A few of my favorite...
“Adoption has the dimension of connection — not only to your own tribe, but beyond, widening the scope of what constitutes love, ties and family. It is a larger embrace. By adopting, we stretch past our immediate circles and, by reaching out, find an unexpected sense...
Have you ever made melted crayon valentines? They are so fun to do. I'll never forget, a few years ago, I thought I was being so incredibly creative and I pulled out all of our broken crayons. Julia, Nate, and I sat at the kitchen table and peeled the crayons for...
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TreatingWithNutrish #CollectiveBias When we moved to Arizona in 2008, Julia and Nate begged to get a dog. I was able to hold them off for a few years, but in 2011...
She's going to be a big sister, soon. When I ask her where the baby is, she'll run to my tummy and kiss it. They will only be 23 months apart, my closest two yet. This little family of mine is absolutely surreal. Just a few years ago, I was so sure that it would just...
"Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on what we are waiting for." ~ Charles Stanley Every day, after her nap, Mary Alice climbs on the stairs and just watches the front door, knowing that the big kids should be home from school soon. She is perfectly...
Fun For the Whole Family The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure! We always enjoy it. The...
I received SoCozy products to facilitate my review. It is my honor to share news with you from a company that I enjoy and support! #SoCozyHair #SplashHappy #SoCozyKid Nate has been a SoCozy ambassador for about a year now. All the kids use it and we are all fans. I...
These Game Day Snacks will have fans cheering in no time! Game Day is always a big deal around our house! We have our favorite teams and favorite foods. With little ones running around, there isn't always a lot of time to put together something elaborate. I enjoy just...
Do you choose a word of the year? Since 2008, I've chosen a word to reflect on throughout the year. Usually the word is one that I don't necessarily "want". I'll pray and ask what word He'd like me to think about, and a word will keep showing up in front of me. I let...
Isaiah 6:8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” I walked to the front of the church this morning to take up the gifts to the altar during Mass. I felt pride swell inside me as I...
Before I move on and share my 2017 word, I just had to share with you a few of the ways choosing this word changed me in 2016. Early in the year, the book The Temperament God Gave your Kids was recommended to me. You would think I would know this after sixteen years...