Today I am celebrating seven years of marriage with the most awesome guy I know. Seven years that have flown by. Seven years that have felt like a lifetime. I remember the years before Nate. I would attend weddings and, although I’ve always loved romance and weddings and the idea of fairy tales, I would…
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Outdoor Summer Bucket List
Read moreSummertime is perfect to get outdoors and spend time in nature. Don’t waste the weather – just copy this outdoor summer bucket list for you and your family and get outside!
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How to Talk to Your Preschooler About Death
Read more“Why you sad, mama?” Those words were the ones I was dreading hearing from my three year old. Up until then, Nate and I had kept his grandfather’s death from him, not needing him to be concerned about something he didn’t need to understand quite yet. That question, though, was the one I knew I…
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31 Days of Praying Scripture Over Our Kids
Read moreAs a parent, your prayers have an amazing impact on you kids! These 31 verses to pray over your children are a great place to start as you begin focusing on prayer!
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The Importance of Capturing Memories
Read moreThanks you Canvas Factory for sponsoring this post After the passing of my dad, one of the tasks I was given was to put together the video slideshow for the memorial service. It was definitely a difficult task – going through years of memories, listening to music that simply WAS my dad, and, unfortunately, realizing…
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How to Parent While Grieving
Read moreToday marks the month anniversary of my dad’s death. The past month has been a whirlwind of emotions, activity, and thoughts. There have been days where I’ve forgotten anything has changed and there have been days where I’m emotionally paralyzed and don’t know how to do anything, let alone take care of my precious boys. …
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Wading Through Grief
Read moreTwo weeks ago today I got a phone call that changed my life completely. My dad had unexpectedly passed away. It’s been two weeks and my head is still spinning with thoughts, questions, grief, and anger. We had a complicated and strained relationship but, nevertheless, I loved him and prayed daily for healing in our…
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A Protestant Take on Lent
Read moreThis shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GortonsMealTime #TrustGortons #CollectiveBias I grew up in a stereotypical protestant environment. Liturgy made me squirm, seeing someone cross themselves caused me to roll my eyes a little, the idea of common prayer made me absolutely uncomfortable. I am…
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