I LOVE this time of year! I love the JOY of the season, I love the intentional time we have together as a family, I love reaching out to oth...

I LOVE the Christmas season!  I think it gets more and more meaningful and fun as the kids get older!   Here is what we are doing this ...

The idea started brewing last year but at the time I just couldn't find what I was looking for, and I ran out of time to get it together...

... that there are only 3 weeks til school starts???  Wow.  This summer has been so great, so full of wonderful memories. But there is ...

Over the past year I've become pretty disgusted and saddened by the craze of our nation with electronics. Ipod, ipad, iphone, kindle, D...

My main goal: to live in the PRESENT . * Less computer time. * More reading. * Less time in my phone. * More time playing. * Less girls ni...

... We are not doing the Jesse tree and devotions. Not that I don't like it or that we won't do it again, but I'm just trying to...

I wanted to make a little Bible trivia game about REAL Christmas facts and the Biblical meanings of traditional Christmas symbols such as t...

Hannah's preschool teacher asked my friend Nikki and I to organize a fall scavenger hunt for families to come and do together.  I wish I...

My friend Randi did something sort of like this for their Christmas card.  I thought it was a cute idea and it's still been in my head ...

As I was browsing kids lesson ideas for our upcoming MOPS meeting, I came across this great gospel demonstration using a pumpkin : A pumpkin...

...til Eli starts preschool!  ...til I start toting all the kids back and forth from town twice a day, three days a week. ...til I start h...

Alright, because I have so many favorite pictures from our vacation I'm trying a slide show this time.  It's just a simple one, I d...

Colorado.  Family. Perfect weather. Camping. Cabin style. With AC and mini fridge and our own bathroom. Cool morning walks around the lake....

Eli just turned 4 yesterday, Carter turned 6 months last week, and Hannah's almost 2.5, so I thought now's such a great time to get ...

I'm going to be an aunt!!!!!! My sister-in-law is pregnant!!! They just found out this morning, so she's due the end of November/...

Last year at this time we were in the middle of moving and didn't have our normal Christmas tree. So we were borrowing a small Charlie ...

Alrighty, friends, I really want your input on this one... Christmas is coming and with that comes Santa. We don't do Santa at our hous...

We are indeed expecting Baby #3 due January 28! This one came as a little bit of a surprise but we are very excited nonetheless! I guess I...

That's right there's a surprise on my blog page, you'll have to click on over to see it if you're reading this a blog reader...