The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a te...

I’m in the mood tonight to do a random post! Thanks for all the comments and emails in regards to Kaylee’s room.  I’m finishing it up and ...

We have Dollar Days around here.  They started a couple of years ago.  They are just random days that I pick to reward a dollar.  Some weeks...

Stephen and I had a Red Robin/Red Box date.  We ended up getting this movie, which I thought was so good.  I love sports, small town setting...

I was asked to share some thoughts on Motherhood a couple of weeks ago, and thought I would share a little bit of it on here…. “There is a...

This must be going around Pinterest because I’m getting emails for the quotes from a past Valentines post.  SO to save time, here is a link ...

Some people know how to express themselves eloquently.  They just have a natural way with words.  My Ash is one of these people.  She can ju...

I have been following Karen Russell’s photography blog for a couple of years now.  She nails lifestyle photography, and those little glimpse...

Rebecca was sitting in my bedroom reading the Friend magazine.  She was all ready for church and just looked so pretty sitting there.  I pul...

“Be a bush if you can’t be a tree. If you can’t be a highway, just be a trail. If you can’t be a sun, be a star. For it isn’t by size that y...

Stephen and Kaylee have been playing since last summer.  I smile as each night a few minutes after the kids go to bed, Stephen’s phone start...

A friend casually mentioned this book, then in a phone conversation my sister raved about this book, AND then as I was reading it, I noticed...

I need advice.  We have been doing a little room changing.  I fell in love with a Pottery Barn quilt, but didn’t want to spend the $250, so ...

“Mom, I have a huge collection of bookmarks.”  After hearing this come from Rebecca, I assumed she probably did since she is always reading....

I snuggle and read with each of the little girls every day.  One afternoon as Ash and I were snuggling under her cheetah blanket I told her ...

Our fun California trip is but memories now.  I’m grateful for the little momentos around the house that remind us of the memories.  We have...

A woman in our church today shared something in her talk that I have thought about all day.  She was talking about joining a weight loss gro...

We eat bananas as if we had a banana tree outside.  Our favorite cookies are these banana cookies… There is just something about their te...

Another one of my favorite gifts that I gave Ashley was this tea set. Ashley LOVES to have tea parties.  They aren’t your ordinary tea...

I’m trying this savings plan this year.  It seems simple, and if I can end up with that much at the end of the year, for hardly doing anythi...