Ever have a tough go at things for a few weeks and find a song that speaks to you? I have a couple that I am abusing right now. If they were...

Happy Easters everybody!! It's a good day. A very good day. When so many things seem to be wrong in the world or worry is pressing in, j...

Spring around here is chock-a-bock full. It makes my head swim. There's not a year that has gone by that I haven't stopped and sudde...

I love funny old sayings. One of my most favorite things about my husband is his desire to be that old guy that talks in cliches and funny o...

This Friday, and seven Fridays after that, I am getting together with a couple ladies in my house. I've invited them so I have reason to...

 I've spent the week being unpleasantly surprised, perked up and encouraged followed by a swift punch to the gut.  But isn't that us...

No. Not kids. I'll leave that craziness to those Duggars.  I'm counting years of marriage to this guy.  We've been together for ...

There's a side to me I haven't shared with a lot of people. Even my husband will give me a sideways look when I, seemingly out of no...

Grief. That nasty five letter word. We all feel it at some point, and none of us really knows how to do it. People act crazy at weddings ...

The rules are simple. You type for five minutes straight and five minutes only. No backspacing or over thinking. Then, link up, read who cam...

Today I may come across as cross-eyed and frazzled even though my hair is quite small and in an untidy braid. I ate too many almonds. But th...

It's happened. The day has come when I realize this day isn't unusual. This is the new normal. Two kids are taller than me. Three ha...

Round here, we do things in bulk. It's part of having a large family. Large boxes of cereal. Copious amounts of bananas. Grandios jugs o...

Now I know things look a little different here, but those aren't the things I am seeing. I'm not talking about wallpaper and font or...

You know those shows where everyone keeps telling you, "it's so great; you HAVE to watch it," or, "You are going to love ...

What a whirlwind two weeks. Three weeks ago I felt the tug to put my kids in school. All of them. I prayed and pondered for about a minute b...

This is true of so many things. People eating chocolate when you woke up thinking diet, for instance. Also, four o'clock. This morning, ...

You know what matters? My memories.  Do you know what doesn't? Money.  Don't worry; this won't be one of those money hating post...

Not enough minutes, hours, days to accomplish everything. I am behind in life and falling a few steps further each day. Ever feel this way? ...

Does it matter that it's only 9:49 and already I have had to deal with a disgruntled parent, a tantrum throwing seven year old, a dog we...