Keep or Return???

Keep or Return???

Every Wednesday I take my kids to the library. We check out A LOT of books. I mean seriously, our library’s circulation probably doubles on Wednesdays. Part of our library ritual includes finding the books we already have checked out, so we can return them. Now that...
Don’t Lose Sight

Don’t Lose Sight

Not to name names, but SOMEBODY (you know who you are) gave my boys light-up swords for Christmas. They also somehow acquired shields during the Christmas season as well. The boys love sword fighting and pretending to be Bible-Man. They go back and forth with the...

Fixated

(This piece was a guest post on my friend Jenny’s blog, “The Life of a Christian Wife.” To see the full article, please click on the link at the bottom.)  Last night was a “bath and shower night” for my younger kids. I told my 3-year-old...
“You Have Your Hands Full!”

“You Have Your Hands Full!”

A couple years ago, I was walking into Target with my (then) four kids. I had one kid in the cart, and the other 3 riding along the sides of it. As I started heading into the store, a random man made eye contact with me. … Great… Here we go again… another conversation...
Always a Princess

Always a Princess

Growing up I was (and still am) the biggest Tom-Boy. I can seriously count the number of times I have painted my nails. You will NOT find me wearing a dress or skirt (unless I am at a formal occasion that calls for it.) And heels? – You can just forget about...