I hate my legs. Not like oh, I wish my legs were 3% thinner .  I am truly embarrassed to claim my legs as part of my body. I used to wea...

I couldn't hold my emotions in anymore.  I got up from my work chair, leaving it spinning as I stood too quickly, and went into the tiny...

There are a lot of things about my appearance that I would change if I could.  I have about five short eyelashes total.  My skin has mysteri...

My cousin Elizabeth , who is a dear friend and fellow blogger, insisted that I write about this.  So I blame her for the knot in my stomach....

I've been secretly frustrated lately.  I've been feeling left out.  Overlooked.  Forgotten.  It's been happening with friends, f...

Do you ever wonder if you're weird? Or maybe it seems that everyone else around you is weird? Oh, come on, I can't be the only o...

Last week while the kids were home for a snow day, the boys decided to turn their room into their own store.  Griffin hung this sign on the ...

I genuinely enjoy doing nice things for people. It's actually a bit selfish because I like the way it makes me feel to bless someone ...

Yesterday I learned a little something about the timing of compliments. There's a mom I run into several times per week because our so...

This week is Dr. Seuss week at Nolan's school, and today was Wacky Wednesday.  The kids were encouraged to dress in wacky and silly ways...

I'm still trying to figure out how to publish a downloadable free printable.  We'll see if this method works. If you didn't al...

I receive daily devotions via email from Proverbs 31 Ministries (which I highly recommend, by the way). This morning's devotion is ca...

"I'm failing as a mom." I have said that sentence thousands millions of times.  I've thought it even more. My firs...

Want a quick way to feel bad about yourself? Well, sure.  Who doesn't? Just follow these simple steps that I've been following i...

Many of you who have been reading my blog for a while will remember last spring when I made costumes for my church's Easter play.  If yo...

The last couple years, I've heard sermons and read devotionals knocking New Year's resolutions.  I personally love this time of year...

I've been sowing seeds of discontentment.  Do you know what grows when you plant discontentment?  It ain't pretty. It started s...