Traveling through life with hope, joy, and Jesus.
I love the memories that are stirred up by Facebook. Yesterday and today both I got reminders of my sons’ graduations from high school years ago. They looked so young! How does the time pass so quickly when you are busy raising kids? I have raised seven kids to graduation so far and with each […] Read more…
I am a mess. Literally. A naturally messy person. And I live with several naturally messy people. Left to our own devices, we can clutter up our living spaces in nothing flat. Unfortunately, it takes awhile to realize how bad it is, and then I and the family have to devotes hours to restoring order. […] Read more…
“You’re no fun.” “You are so mean.” “You don’t love me.” Parenting can be hard and I have heard about every “bad mom” accusation in the book. And you know what? I am OK with that. My children survived and thrived. And yours can too. Here are three tips for being the bad parent. 1. […] Read more…
We have a colony of barn swallows living on our front porch. I watch the parents build the nest, line the nest, sit on eggs. And then feeding those mouths. Back and forth, back and forth, they fly. Always a mouth open, wanting more. Will it ever end? Have you been there, mama? I know […] Read more…