A Party For Lucy…

Yesterday we had an early birthday party for Lucy. My mom and her husband are going on a Missions Trip to Mexico soon and in order for them to be apart of the celebration, we had to do it early. So we tried to keep it toned down, but it proved to not be toned

Black Friday…And A Black Jesus…

A strange phenomenon called Black Friday is before us (tomorrow). And I don’t think the title for it could be any more fitting. This is predominantly an American thing, but Canadians participate too, by sitting in a ridiculous 3 hour line-up at the border in order to head down to Target for some good deals. Black Friday is the

The Gift Of Silence…

Silence is hard to come by during this stage of my life. I dare say it never happens unless I awake in the middle of the night. There is always some sounds present. My children, my husband, the tv, music, the dishwasher running or the buzzing of the laundry machine to name a very few.

8…

Today marks the eighth anniversary of my dad’s passing. It is hard to believe it has been that long. And yet it feels like an eternity ago. My life has changed in so many ways and as I reflect on how my life has been since that day, that moment I heard the news, I

Who Is The Sexiest…

So guess who the sexiest man alive is?! Bradley Cooper! No, I don’t actually care who People Magazine crowned the sexiest man alive. I just happened to go on msn.com and there he was in all of his sexy glory, with a headline above his sexily greased hair, 2011’s Sexiest Man Alive. And I thought to myself,

Marriage And The Fruits Of The Spirit…

I have a confession to make. I am a lousy spouse. My husband is by far the better spouse in our relationship, and I’ll tell you why. He is humble and I am not. I am also very stubborn which is quite possibly one of the worst traits a spouse can have. The reason for this is because

Operation Christmas Child…

Every year my church does a big push for the wonderful organization Samaritan’s Purse and their yearly Operation Christmas Child. And every year my church plays a video of the children recieving their gifts. And every year I sit there like an idiot and cry like a baby. OCC is way more than just a toy drive. It

Are You Man Enough?…

My husband and I have always been somewhat bothered….frusterated…okay more like completely aggravated by the state of the Christian young adult man. And I don’t want to lump them all into one pitiful stereotype, but lets just say we have met a lot of them. What I am talking about is the Christian male who

Binded By Choice…

When you think of the word choice, does the word bondage quickly come to mind? Probably not. Here in the West choice is associated with freedom. We live in the land of the strong and free. When our ancestor’s migrated to the West they most likely did so to give there children freedom. Freedom being; having a

Cracked And Dry…

I am finding myself feeling very dry. Like a piece of pottery just starting to crack. Any little jolt of the pot will certainly make it crumble. It might be purely because I feel my body is fighting some sort of illness and because there is no such thing as a sick day for mom’s, I