For those of you that have patiently waited…the time has FiNaLLy come! I am starting my Home Makeover Series today, beginning with my kitchen makeover!! If you remember, last April we began preparing our house to have it MOVED 100+ miles. It was during that time that I probably lost my mind for good ÜContinue reading “Kitchen Makeover: Raising Cabinets”
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Open Mouth, Insert Foot
Good gravy! The last couple weeks have been bRuTaL as far as putting my foot in my mouth. They were all pretty minor comments, but as I reflected on them later I couldn’t help but do this… Do you ever have days like that? The other person may not have thought anything of it, butContinue reading “Open Mouth, Insert Foot”
I Expect That from WHO?
Recently, we have been working with my daughter on trying to get her to stop sucking her thumb. She is using a thumb guard that is really helping, but like any bad habit, it has been hard for her. The other day I told Robynn that my worst habit is eating late at night. ItContinue reading “I Expect That from WHO?”
Just A Little Heart Attack
I wanted to drop you a quick line pointing you toward an excellent video to watch this weekend. Cardiovascular disease impacts 1 in 3 Americans, and is the leading cause of death in the United States – killing more people than the next 5 most common causes combined. Women’s symptoms of a heart attack areContinue reading “Just A Little Heart Attack”
What’s On Your Mind?
What is the last thing on your mind before you fall asleep? Or when you have a lot of road time, what do you spend most of your time thinking about? The reason I ask is because what people spend time and energy thinking about is usually what they are most passionate about. Yes, weContinue reading “What’s On Your Mind?”
You can either be miserable about it or…
Accept it and move on. Easier said than done, isn’t it?! I was actually sitting here answering a bunch of emails this afternoon as I could hear a bunch of gravel trucks driving back and forth on our gravel road. Now, you must understand that where we use to live, we were lucky to getContinue reading “You can either be miserable about it or…”
A Simple Solution for a Chaotic Life
One of the best things I learned as a first year teacher was, when I got overwhelmed, to take a step back and try to SIMPLIFY the situation. I am especially grateful that I figured it out before I had kids because I can’t imagine my life without it! Are you overwhelmed about house projects? Continue reading “A Simple Solution for a Chaotic Life”
What are you worried about?
If someone asked me that, there would be days that my response would be, “ EVERYTHING!” Do you ever go through phases like that? It seems like I can go through months without fretting over anything, and then other days where it consumes every part of me! As a Mom there are SO MANY thingsContinue reading “What are you worried about?”
A Quick Reminder…
I was reading from My Jesus Calling devotional and knew if this spoke to me today, it would probably speak to at least one of you… Read this as if it was Jesus speaking this to you: “Give up the illusion that you deserve a problem-free life. Part of you is still hungering for theContinue reading “A Quick Reminder…”
Eat What You Want
Already lost moTivAtioN with your weight loss/get healthy resolution for 2013? Well Robynn and I talk about weight loss a lot and we came across something this week that lines up exactly our philosophy, so I had to share! Check out this short and informative video by Bobby Flay: Bobby Flay Fit I don’t believe inContinue reading “Eat What You Want”
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