Bittersweet Transition
For the past month I have come to the full realization that my daughter will be leaving home this summer for college and perhaps never truly return home. Her room will lay empty and my heart aches at that thought. …
For the past month I have come to the full realization that my daughter will be leaving home this summer for college and perhaps never truly return home. Her room will lay empty and my heart aches at that thought. …
Like Forrest Gump says, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you are going to get.” That statement especially rings true in adoption. In 2008, my husband and I were in the process of adoption from…
If you have been hanging around my facebook page for any amount of time, you will already have met my friend Beth who has an awesome blog over at Five Kids Is a Lot of Kids. I love her incredible…
Guest post written by Dana Bailey of A Little This – A Little That. This is a very busy time of year for many families, mine included. Graduation is upon us. My second child will be graduating next month from…
This post was originally shared on Simple Marriage awhile back. I like to give you insight into my crazy, imperfect world and this post comes from my heart. I hope it touches something in you today to help you…
This is a post from Guest Columnist Lori Byerly of The Generous Wife I am romanced challenged. My husband was born a romantic. Our relationship has been … interesting. Our first year of marriage, he couldn’t understand why flowers and…
I was going to get up this morning and write a post on parenting – sharing advice and suggestions on something like ‘disrespect’ or ‘sibling rivalry’. After taking my quiet time this morning and starting breakfast with little “J” I…
Whoever said being married is easy – ISN’T married! It is darn right hard and every day brings challenges. When is the last time you have had an uninterrupted 15 minute conversation with your spouse? How about a date outside…
This is a post from Guest Columnist – Sarah Thacker of Sarah Thacker Adoption Coaching and Consulting. The word causes the muscles in my neck to tense up nearly immediately. It causes me to almost audibly groan. Every time I…
Why is it that I forget the joy of putting a puzzle together as a family? When we go on vacation we tend to slow down the pace quite a bit – I tend to enjoy hunkering down, relaxing and…