Mother of 3 kids, caretaker of two dogs, and wife, all while working as a full time children's pastor. These are the all too real, wildly entertaining, and often sarcastic stories of everyday life in a family of five where most days are anything but ordinary.
They say everyone has a novel in them, I’ve always said that I have at least 5. I truly love a good story, and I think I have more than a few up my sleeve. I was on a short road trip the other day with some girlfriends and realized (as I told my crazy … More They say everyone has a novel in them
Want to get your kids to quit bickering and actually enjoy one another’s company? Or maybe you too have a teenager that you would like to actually engage with the family and quit looking at all of you like extraterrestrials? Solution: leave civilization, pack your family into the smallest space available to you, go somewhere … More How to fix your family
Ok, so before I head out to the great unknown (or rather, the great largely known- Grand Canyon), I thought I should fill you all in on my progress. I started the LOVE DARE one month ago. I would love to tell you that, that means I am 30 days into the dare…Rather, it means … More Progress Report
So I was at the grocery store just a couple of days ago and as I hurried to the car I had my phone out texting Matt to tell him I was on my way home. I then grabbed the 4 bags out of the basket and shoved it into the basket collection (from the other … More American’s, we’ve got it all wrong
I took my kids to the polls today. There are mixed views on weather or not this is acceptable. Mostly because kids are noisy, inconsiderate, and full of questions at the polls, not to mention the way they loudly exhale “I’m booooored”. But the truth is, your kids are welcome at the polls, you can … More Taking your kids to the polls
Over the last few years I’ve heard my daughter say things like “you can’t choose who you love” about a million times. She of course is a teenager and thinks this statement is logical. Truth is, you absolutely choose who you love. Love is not some kind of sappy emotion, that’s merely hormones. Love is … More What’s love got to do with it?
The last few days of the dare have made me realize how bipolar we all are and why relationship is so hard. It’s focused on displaying love, remembering the reasons you love your spouse, seeing the best in them, celebrating their achievements, trying to greet them daily with love, etc. My favorite day this week I … More love list
So here I am on my Love Dare journey and it really has been so interesting. I mean, even as I’m writing this, I’m telling you, I really hate this kind of thing. Not that I don’t think it is a great tool for others, that is exactly why I am sharing it. Sometimes you need … More Dare to be thoughtful
So day one of the dare was love is patient. The idea was to go all day holding your tongue, not saying one negative thing about your spouse, only displaying patience. Ok, so I started less than strong. In other words…I failed. I got up on Valentines day and my husband was working my nerves. … More Love is patient…that’s so not my virtue
Love is tricky. No person can make you feel more safe, validated, and accepted than those you love. Nor can any other person make you feel more anger, fear, or frustration. Thus is relationship… A few years ago my husband and I were in a less than great place. We had gone through something horrible with … More I love you, I love you not
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