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Just one moment of peace…please!  I have thought this to myself on many occasions. Being a mother means being on-duty or on-call 24/7.  Sometimes it feels like I just can’t win!  On the days when I intentionally wake up earlier than normal, one of my kids will decide to do the same and my hopes for extra quiet time are

Lately Dunkin Donuts has had $2 Medium Lattes from 2-6 pm every day. I made this dangerous discovery a few weeks ago…and let’s just say they’ve seen more of me than usual. 🙂 On my way to my Thursday piano lessons this last week, I decided to run through the drive thru and take advantage of this deal for me

              One of the books on my “to read” list has been “Set-Apart Motherhood” by Leslie Ludy.  I put it on my Christmas wish list and my sister-in-law got it for me, much to my excitement!  As my children grow and I am faced with new situations on a daily basis, I desire to glean from other moms who have

Last Friday was our church’s teen-hosted Valentine Banquet – “A Love That Shines”, complete with the red carpet, a vintage glam best-dressed competition, and a first: a real-live marriage proposal!  We invited my mother-in-law to join us for the fun this year, and Malachi was her dashing little date 🙂  I love dressing accordingly for themed events, so my mother-in-law

Congregational piano playing is something I’ve been doing for about 16 years now (wow, reality check right there about how old I’m getting!).  It is one of my favorite ways to minister during the services at church.  Currently I am one of three regular pianists at our church, and I play every Sunday morning.  Being a church pianist is an

When I think of my everyday life, I think of busy days filled with love and laughter.  Every day holds its own kind of beauty.  It is true that there are hard days and hard seasons of life, but through each of these times, the Lord always gives us a reason to rejoice.  It has been my turn for a

Not long after New Year’s I read a blogpost geared towards young wives and keeping the house (while also keeping your sanity!).  One thing the author mentioned was housecleaning and how easily it can get away from us.  She suggested making it a point to clean one thing every single day, and by the end of a month your home

India and I thought it would be fun to share a weekly glimpse of our everyday lives with you.  Some weeks we might chart out a day’s schedule, some special event we were blessed to partake in, or simply some fun pictures of life as wives and mothers.   Wednesday is one of my consistently busy weekdays.  After I’ve spent

               Today was one of THOSE days with the kids.  They’ve all three been a little fussier than usual because Zack has been out of town since this weekend, so naturally my mom and I have been looking for ways to distract them.  We came up with the genius (or so we thought) idea of going to the biggest

In my first post of 2018, I mentioned how I’m learning to avoid venting unnecessary words to my husband.  This is something that is easy to do…but sometimes, it IS necessary to “vent”.  I wanted to clarify that with some Biblical examples of people who let their hurt out:   Hannah, when she poured her heart’s burden upon the LORD