Without a show of hands...Who has gotten into the habit of choking down your food? or saying, "let's eat in living room and watch some Netflix"or "I'll eat later... y'all go ahead."I know full well how fast paced this life is for everyone. But I also know full well … [Read more...] about Take Back the Family Table
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For the sake of education…
Y'all know me. I struggle with snakes.They creep me out in a BIG way. But... when my kids tell me they have found a dead baby snake at their great aunts house, my mind went to our nature shelf and the wheels in my brain started turning. I started researching on how I … [Read more...] about For the sake of education…
Cookies ‘n Cream Cake
When asked about his birthday cake request, Abe thought about it for a bit and then he said, "Mom, do you think you could make a cookies 'n cream cake?" I said "I'll do my best!"And with that, his favorite ice cream flavors were born into a cake. I used the basic … [Read more...] about Cookies ‘n Cream Cake
Birthday Doughnuts
Today my baby turns 12. Yes... I said that. 12. TWELVE. twelve... 1-2!My BABY is 12.After church last night, in the rain mind you, Shannon and I went out to pick some flowers out of the miserably-failed-garden. (*sigh*)I wanted to have some fresh flowers for the table … [Read more...] about Birthday Doughnuts
VBS ’17
Each year for VBS, I think... "THIS is my favorite theme so far!" but, this year may actually have been my favorite. haha. I LOVE space! So when we found out that our theme was "Galactic Starveyors" I was giddy!Shannon and I were the teachers of the youth group. This year we had … [Read more...] about VBS ’17