Why We Aren’t Playing Minecraft This Summer…

We’re one of the few families left on the planet without Minecraft on our mobile devices. I’m sure it’s great, and creative, and entertaining.  I have nothing against the phenomena, and I’m certainly not here to slam those who have downloaded it for their kids. So why not?  Because I know it would cause us …

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Prioritizing the Priorities

What’s that sound?  Listen – do you hear it?  {QUIET}  It’s a rare sound around these parts, but this week the boys are spending time with Brad’s parents at Bible school (Bless You, Grandparents and VBS volunteers!), and we are getting a nice dose of quiet. We’re taking this time to work uninterrupted, catch up …

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On Summer So Far…

I cannot believe we are weeks into summer already. I just want it to slow down and linger forever, especially after the roughest winter of our lives. Summer has had too much busy so far, and I’m hoping the next few weeks have more slow days of less. I feel like I’m having to find …

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All You Need to Know Before Visiting Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana

We recently kicked off our summer with a 2 day visit to Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana. After hearing so many friends rave about it, we had to go discover how great it is family entertainment for ourselves! We were more than impressed from just walking in the gate with the friendliness of the …

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On Being Steadfast…

  Oh, Parenting.  You are a different bag of tricks than I had expected.  I’ve been searching for the quick fixes, and happily ever afters, and everyone wins, and they’re not to be found. Instead it’s the daily race of being steadfast.  It’s being a constant, consistent, calm, steady, gentle, faithful, firm, continual, and grounded …

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Healthy Homemade Lemon Hummus

Welcome to the second stop on the second day of the Essentially Summer Recipe Tour! If you are coming over from The Pennington Point, welcome! Lisa is sharing a delicious recipe for guacamole using Lime essential oil. You should definitely check it out! I hadn’t really considered making homemade hummus. Little did I know what I was …

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The One Where I Play The Trophy Wife of a Race Car Driver…

Yesterday I got the closest I’ll ever come to being a trophy race car driver’s wife. Last week, the boys volunteered at a lemonade stand for a fundraising golf tournament for USAC Racing, and they put the boys names in a raffle for various Indy 500 merchandise.  Brooks name was drawn from hundreds for the …

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Podcasting…

We had a busy and memorable Memorial Day weekend.  How about you?  Lots of good blogging material about our trip to Cedar Point, and today my husband has the opportunity to race around the Indy 500 track in a two-seat race car going 190 mph.  We’ve been living life in the fast lane, literally. However, …

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