Living with a one-month perspective

I still have it–this note on my mirror: I walked by it the other day and paused, remembering the One-Month journey I took a few years ago after reading the New…

Barbed Wire Butterflies

I got a package not too long ago in the mail–a small, manila envelope. Not remembering if I had ordered anything, I was curious about what was inside. I opened…

The landscape of a mom’s heart…

But it’s a beautiful change, isn’t it? Take a minute and share; how has being a mom changed you? “The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. …

Every smile, every laugh, every tear…

“You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” Psalm 56:8 I tiptoe into to my daughter’s room to check if she’s…

Parenting a toddler? Eight great tips…

Today for Mom-Monday, I’m sharing an article I originally wrote for Sacramento Parent Magazine about parenting those cute little ones we call toddlers. They can be so darn precious, but they…

Hold onto hope…

Most of the time, I try to keep things light around here. I love having a place to capture sentimental or fun snippets of life, and I’m so thankful that all of you…

If we treat our family like a treasure…

They will become a treasure.   Do I love you because you’re beautiful, Or are you beautiful because I love you? ~Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, Cinderella   Thank…

A Cricket or Two. Or Thirty.

It’s been a really busy week so I’m putting up a post from the archives, for a laugh (or a few shivers) – however frogs and crickets strike you. I…