I'm headed to a Mama's Night Out event tonight, and so excited to take some time to relax and be pampered. It reminded me of this Mother's Day Bath Bomb DIY that I created last …
Today is Thursday. Thursday during nap time I stop everything and clean my floors. It takes about two hours to get the sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping complete, but I always feel so satisfied when it's …
Two years ago I sat in a conference and was told to "Think about the last time you felt extremely happy. What were you doing in that moment?" I'm so glad the question wasn't "What do you …
Sometimes I learn lessons and it takes time before I can break them down into understandable pieces and explain them clearly. Finding the language to describe and explain my feelings and experience seems to be …
Ten years ago I was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a missionary. In a sermon taught by a pastor of an evangelist church we were visiting, I heard and example that has come back …
I feel strongly that before sharing more lighthearted posts with you I must add my voice to the many that have expressed profound sadness and heartache over the tragic shooting in Newtown, CT on Friday. …
I have a little weekend assignment for you today. Seriously, you'll love it. It involves brownies that will change your life. I was always a boxed-brownie girl, even though as an adult I've made most …
Today is Friday the Thirteenth. Did you remember that? I didn't...until I was driving along the road, stealing glances at my Instagram feed while I waited at a red light. When the light turned green, …
Back at the New Year I made a commitment to straighten out my priorities. What a difference that has made in my life! I immediately felt more productive, balanced, and happy by sticking to the …
Something about the New Year whispers change to people's hearts. During the Holiday Season, we hopefully have turned our thoughts to God, and that sets us up perfectly to create some meaningful goals for the …
I blinked and my baby turned six-months old. He is a melt-your heart little charmer, and my days are brighter with his drooley smiles (and kisses:) Little Eliot fits into our family so well. He's a …
Saturday morning I won the Richmond Half Marathon. Just kidding. I did run it though, and finished two-minutes faster than my goal time. So it was sort of like winning my own little race with …