Tag: Valentine’s Day

An Easy and Happy Valentine’s Day

family, giving, holidays
easy and happy Valentine's day

When I was a child, I loved Valentine’s Day. No, not really just Valentine’s Day. I loved ALL the holidays. I never liked those questions where people ask you which is your favorite. As a kid people often ask you your favorite things. “What’s your favorite color?” “Favorite holiday?” “Favorite food?” I have the same problem with all three of these questions, which no one asks you when you’re an adult, until you have children. Then your children ask you […]

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The Cookie Fiasco: All That Work for Nothing

Bible verses, faith, family, food, stay-at-home mom

A couple of weeks ago I found out that the ladies’ ministry at my church is going to have a cookie contest. It is really more than just a contest, it is a luncheon, but at the luncheon there will be a cookie contest. Then the cookies are delivered to teachers at a local school. We are giving back to our community with something pleasant like Valentine cookies. Now I am a regular attending member of our church, and also […]

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The Boldest Thing I Ever Did for Love

about, Alan, friends, funny stories

Today, as I sat rocking my sweet, snotty little JD to sleep, I was reminded of a part of my love story with Alan that I don’t think about much. It’s a story I don’t recall sharing on my blog, about the boldest thing I’ve ever done for love. Bold, outspoken, and controversial are not words that I believe apply to me, especially when I was young. When it came to boys, romance, love, and all of those sorts of […]

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Focusing on the Positive of Each Child

blessings, parenting

My goal for February is to focus more on the positive things that I love about my children. There are SO many, and as parents, I firmly believe we should be praising them way more than we are correcting them. Why does that sometimes seem hard? It’s all in how we think, isn’t it? I do not want my children to remember me as the mom that fussed at them all the time! Kids thrive on positive feedback. I know […]

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