Easter: Meaning vs. Marshmallow

It’s Easter week, the utmost important holiday to our Christian faith.  As much as I love the Starburst Jellybeans, I think we are guilty of commercializing Easter in a way that takes away from the message of the cross and the empty tomb.  I would love for our boys to see the Meaning vs. the …

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Pure MADNESS

UPDATE: Oh the sweet taste of VICTORY!  I cannot believe my Bulldogs squeezed the juice out of the Orangemen!  Next up on the Road to the Final Four (which would mean coming back home to play in Indianapolis): Butler vs. Kansas State on Saturday.  I can already feel the butterflies in my stomach. ————————————————————– The …

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Sweep It Under The Rug…

In case you didn’t see my tweet yesterday, I had to share this classic moment with you all! Bonus Points to Whomever Can Name Those Feet From Top to Bottom! This post is linked to 5 Minutes for Mom WW.

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Fun for a Buck: Sidewalk Chalk

Sometimes the cheap toys prove to be the best investments! Just $1 for simple fun on the back patio,… a concrete canvas for imagination,… while carrying on conversations… And creatively making a mess out of clean jeans. To admire a finished masterpiece.     Hopefully I’ll be sharing more “Fun for a Buck” ideas in future …

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Making Home The 2nd Happiest Place on Earth

Thank you for allowing me to let me share my heart last week.  An ugly beginning of the week gave way to a superb ending.  Along with my own attitude adjustment, the gorgeous spring weather helped tremendously. I have never been so grateful for a fenced in backyard in my whole life! We’ve been home …

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Always Fresh. Never Stale.

Yesterday was “one of those days”. A day in which nearly every waking moment was filled with a tantrum, an argument, a complaint, a total meltdown, an act of disobedience or the ultimate combo platter.  x4! It was mentally, physically, spiritually, emotionally, exhausting. My eyes welled up with tears on more than one occasion through …

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Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

Use Number 34,176 for a Plastic Container: “Bumper Box” What’s your favorite way to reuse plastic containers?

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Welcome Back, Feathered Friends

  Photo Credit It’s been unseasonably warm. And Springy. And just all around HAPPY in these parts. And the ROBINS are back!  My mom and I always celebrate the first spring robin we spot. (Brad makes fun of it, but it’s a grand tradition.) Spotting a spring robin totally calls for a phone call and …

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