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I have been re-arranging my kitchen. Here’s the background: I have lived in this home for almost 11 years.  On the day that we moved in, my wonderful cousin unpacked my kitchen and set it up for me.  It was amazing. She has an incredible knack for organization and workflow. It was perfect. It was a […]

Warning: This is completely my opinion. Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine about decorating our homes for Christmas.  She has had her decorations up  since early November, and I was jealous as my decorations didn’t go up until the day after Thanksgiving.  We agreed on how seeing the decorations made us so […]

This Monday morning, when I turned on the news, they were discussing the synagogue shooting .  It’s just unfathomable that this continues to happen in our country.  To try and put a happier spin on things, the newscasters were asking people a question: “How can you spread love today?” People were responding via Facebook and Twitter […]

There’s been a problem in my household that has been worsening over the last few months. I will ever so sweetly tell my kids to do something- pick up their trash, put their shoes in their room, put their markers away, and then, I just wait.  I wait and wait and wait.  I will leave […]

We play a lot of hide and seek at my house.  My kids are 3 years apart, so it’s one game that we can all play together with no drama.  The kids really enjoy finding new, tiny places to cram themselves  in and fool the grown ups. Here’s my problem with hide and seek: Many of you who […]

Welcome to another episode of “Life Mimicking My Children’s Books”! Come in, sit down and stay for a while! In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the book Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses by Kimberly Dean. Here’s the book report: Pete the cat wakes up one morning and is grumpy for no reason.  […]

In 2 Chronicles 33, we read the story of king Manasseh. (I know you’re saying, “Who?” Hang with me, I will get to my point before your eyes glaze over, I promise!) His bio reads like this: He was another bad king in the long line of bad kings that were ruling in Judah. He […]

My family is obsessed with this song right now… Sometimes you need to remind yourself of what HE says about you, even if you don’t believe it… ~Shiney You Say by Lauren Daigle I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough Every single lie that tells me I will never measure […]

A few weeks ago, we went to Dave & Busters with some friends.  The kids had a great time playing all of the arcade games and earning tickets.  As we wandered from game to game, I was genuinely surprised at how many ‘tokens’ some of the games took to run.  I had this sinking feeling […]

It was a beautiful Sunday morning. We were on vacation, and the plan was to spend the morning at the beach.  We needed to reserve umbrellas and chairs for our morning of lounging,  and they were available on a first come, first served basis.  The stand opened at 8 am, and I was in charge […]