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What I Wore Sunday-- Volume 5 (the I got caught in the rain edition!)
Hey gang! Joining all the fine looking ladies (& men?) over at Fine Linen and Purplefor another edition of What I Wore Sunday.So-- did you hear the news that Jen Fulwiler wrote a great piece on...
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Quid pro quo Joe's (a guest post by Mike)
Hey gang! For those of you who have been reading for a while, you may remember that a few months ago, I asked my husband, Mike, to start writing on my blog on Mondays. You can read his first and only...
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On this year's Christmas cards, I wrote that our 2-year-old, Griffin, was becoming more verbal. He is. He is learning to say all sorts of things, like..."door open"-- when anything opens-- a door,...
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Seven Quick Takes
Joining Jen for another round of Seven Quick Takes.{one} I planned on doing a post about Advent this week but never got around to it. We've been having a lot of fun. Our oldest is 5-years-old, and...
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What I Wore Sunday-- Volume 6
Linking up again with everyone in their Sunday best at Fine Linen and Purple.I had to take the kids (ages 5, 2, &1) to church BY MYSELF this weekend TWICE. I can't believe I survived. Yesterday,...
View Article"How did we get here?" a guest post by Mike
The following is part of an ongoing guest post series titled Mondays with Mike."How did we get here?"That was the question my wife and I were asking each other during the fall of 2008. My heart was...
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2012 in photos
Hey gang! Linking up with the always fun Dwija at House Unseen for a little 2012 recap in photos. What a fun link up idea! I mean, who doesn't love photos of the littles, right?Looking back at these...
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Seven Quick Takes
I'm linking up with Hallie for another installment of Seven Quick Takes. Jen, you and your family are in our prayers. We pray you recover quickly. St. Michael, intercede. {one} Speaking of saints,...
View ArticlePT 2 Okay, we're here, now what? a guest post by Mike
This post is the second in a short series on faith and finances, written by my husband. You can read part one here.Fear is a funny thing. Depending on what type of personality you have, it can steer...
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What I Wore Sunday-- the epiphany
Happy Epiphany everyone!I'm happy to be participating in Fine Linen and Purple's link up once again. December was a challenging month for our family, but I'm happy to be blogging again. I've missed...
View ArticlePart 3 - "God always has is hand stretched down to you" a guest post by Mike
This is the third post in a series on faith and finances written by my husband. Here are links to part one and part two.The second part of Fr. Paul's sentence was "all He wants you to do is reach up...
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Hell Week
I know I posted briefly about our recent parenting hell week earlier, but forgive me, I just can't stop talking about it. It was that awful.source Mike and I are college sweethearts, and we liked to...
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Seven Quick Takes-- video of the boys crying, a bacon t-shirt, and how to...
Linking up with Jen for another of Seven Quick Takes. {one} I'm sure you're sick of hearing about it, but we're still a little sick over here. I took Paul to the pediatrician yesterday because he...
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What I Wore Sunday-- channeling my inner Kate Middleton
Hi everybody! Linking up for another edition of What I Wore Sunday with the wonderful women at Fine Linen and Purple.It has been cold here. Super cold. And after living in the sunny and warm desert...
View ArticleI'm totally going to hell
A few of my online friends have been praying this novena, and it got my attention. As many of you already know, our family has been going through a tough time. A family member is battling cancer....
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Serviam, a guest post by Mike
This is a guest post by my husband, Mike. He's awesome.Part of the mission statement of the company I work for says, "Put your customers and employees first and profits will follow." The company I...
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What I Wore Sunday-- volume 9 (family edition)
Linking up again with the ladies at Fine Linen and Purple for another edition of What I Wore Sunday!Since I've been trying to be a better mom, get more organized, and improve my time management skills,...
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Trapped in a Box
Remember this song? Am I showing my age?really loving the 90s fashion I haven't been blogging lately for a few different reasons. 1. As many of you know, life has been hard. It happens, and that's...
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Snip Snip!
Hey gang! I'm still recovering from my surgery last week, so I'm posting another guest post by my husband, Mike, instead of my usual What I Wore Sunday post. If you like reading Mike's posts, he...
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it's the simple things
I see some of my blogging peeps are in a funk, and that makes me sad. I know how you feel. I was just there. But the sun is shining here, and the forecast for today is happy with a chance of...
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Theme Thursday: Hats or Scarves
Linking up with Cari at Clan Donaldson for Theme Thursday.I will readily admit my camera & I have been fighting. I've been having a lot of trouble photographing the kids. They are too dang fast...
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Seven Quick Takes
Joining Jen for another edition of Seven Quick Takes. {one} This week two of my favorite bloggers reached the wow, you're famous now status in my book. I was shocked (and then again not shocked at...
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What I Wore Sunday--volume 10
Haven't linked up with the ladies at FLAP lately because I feel like I've been wearing the same tired outfits over and over. Sigh. I'm not the only one who feels that way sometimes, right?Well...
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Theme Thursday
I've been wanting to write a post all week, but I have just been so busy. We're trying to buy a house (more on that in a future post) which will require us to downsize from the spacious 5 bedroom we...
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Seven Quick Takes-- celebrating Pope Francis
Joining Jen for another round of 7QT. I have a feeling this will all be about Pope Francis! We love you, Papa!{one}Wednesday morning, Maura woke up crying, "IT CAN'T BE MORNING YET! WHY ARE YOU...
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