The Neverending Balancing Act

On Saturday I spoke to a small group of bloggers at Blog Indiana about “Balancing Blogging and Bedlam”.  It was a great opportunity for me to search my heart, my motives, and my priorities, while I prepared my talk.  Balance is something we ALL struggle with, isn’t it?  Whether it’s work/family life/leisure/being a student/faith/friendships/ministry/serving others/blogging…it’s …

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Off to See Betty…

I’m off to see my dear ole friend, Betty, for an overnight trip.  Hopefully, I’ll be able to work on a post or two on my 2 hour flight.  Or maybe I’ll just close my eyes and take in the QUIET.  A climate mangles a rush myth.

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No Quad Stroller at BlogHer This Year…

I can hardly believe it’s been a year since we had our first ever blogging conference experience at BlogHer.  It was a whirlwind of people, sessions, and social events.  More importantly it was a growing experience for our family.   It was a true adventure for the six of us; Maneuvering a quad stroller in …

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The Switcharoo

Well folks, we’ve finally made the switcharoo to WordPress. We decided sometime before The BlissDom Conference to try and make the switch from Blogger to WordPress.  And now here we are. Why switch?  Well there’s several reasons, some of them too techie for me to understand, much less communicate. But mostly because WordPress offers a …

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Me. The Cows. And Haiti.

So I entered this essay contest that Stonyfield is holding for bloggers… … Cuz I’m really interested in learning more about eating natural foods, finding out where our foods come from, passing the goodness along to my boys, and all. … I’ve been even more inspired after watching this movie   and while growing our garden. …

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Hope Blogs #WVinDR

Some of my dearest blogging friends are in the Dominican Republic right now with World Vision.  After watching a handful of Compassion Blogger trips and gleaning so much from their experiences, I’m excited to see World Vision taking the opportunity to reach the world through blogger’s hearts. The things that they are sharing from there …

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How Will You Fight Childhood Hunger?

As one of the bloggers teaming up with ConAgra Foods to help end child hunger, we’ve been encouraging people across the nation to rally together to make an impact in our communities.  You can follow @conagrafoods on Twitter or ConAgra’s Facebook Page for the latest updates. So far, the efforts have been encouraging, but there’s …

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Secrets. (Giveaway)

I have a secret. Part of it lives in this box. I almost hugged my UPS man yesterday in my driveway. Instead I told him he was the man.  He smiled knowingly. Another box or 2 or maybe more are soon to be shipped. I love secrets.  Except when I’m the one who doesn’t know …

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