A Year of Biblical Womanhood
Despite owning my Kindle for over two years, I have a stack of books waiting to be read. In fact, I have a stack in my office, another in the bedroom, and now an electronic stack on Amazon. There is…
Time for New Habits
This year has not started off as well as I’d envisioned, so I am even more grateful for the opportunity to focus on a few particular goals and see progress each week. Even if there is just one new habit…
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Again {Psalm of a Military Wife}
Friends on four continents, taking the elevator to the top of the Eiffel Tower at sunset, and children who spoke fluent Italian. The courage to travel on public transportation in a city where I didn’t speak the language and the…

Simple Scrapbook Gift
One of my goals for 2013 is to preserve family memories. The album I made of my stepdad’s photos and mementos put a big smile on my mom’s face this weekend. I still can’t believe I finished it in one…

Worship as a Family
This weekend we were honored to join with family members at the Baptism of their son. He carries on his father’s name and his eyes reflect joy just like his mother’s. Words are truly inadequate to describe the fullness of…
The Week Two Wall
Have you ever watched The Biggest Loser? It is very common in week 2 of the competition for the contestants to lose very little or no weight. That’s certainly a more extreme weight loss plan than I am doing, but…

Moments to Cherish
Do you remember the moment? The one where you found the voice to whisper, “I do.” Do you remember feeling the weight of 7 pounds? How could ten little fingers and ten little toes come with such joy and responsibility…
Pin ItWhat the Most Successful People Do on the Weekend
What is the first thing that come to mind when you see the word weekend? Pajamas, cartoons, and Netflix marathons? Saturday morning circuits of grocery stores and warehouse centers? Time to get caught up on work that refused to fit itself into…

A Few of My Favorite Bloggers
When I mentioned on Facebook that I was spending a few minutes reading some of my favorite bloggers, a friend asked me which ones. About eight hours later, the light bulb went off over my head and I realized that…

Of Scales and Scrapbooks
I am pretty sure I have never completed a scrapbook in such a small amount of time. I’m thrilled with the results of this first full week of January and would love to share with you a little of what…