This post is written by me on behalf of Nature Valley. All opinions are entirely my own. When we moved to the Rio Grande Valley I remember searching online for things to do with kids. One of the first things that came up was the McAllen Public Library. I scratched my head. Visiting a library… [continue reading]
Hello Fall Orange Meal
We celebrated the coming of fall with a family orange meal. Yes that’s right, a meal of all orange food. You see before I became travel mom, I was holiday mom. Way back then I didn’t have the resources to get out of the house much so I always looked for fun things to do… [continue reading]
Grace’s 11th Birthday
Grace was ever so excited to turn 11 in our new house! She had big plans. She would have our extended family over and we would all go swimming. It was such a big deal for all of us! Looking back I’m now sure how I managed it, but I didn’t get any photos of… [continue reading]
Birthday Boys
In the last year all my kids have turned a year older and life was so crazy with our move that I never did document the occasions. There has been so much that I’ve gotten behind on last year, but slowly and consistently, as much as I am able, I am remedying that! Since I… [continue reading]
Flan
Flan was my favorite dessert from my childhood days in Mexico. I still love it and now my kids do too. This was a super easy kid friendly flan. Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 cup La Lechera Sweetened condensed milk 1 cup milk Caramels Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Whisk eggs and milk together until well… [continue reading]
The Unsubmissive Wife
It all started when we were in the process of buying our house when we were living in the Dallas area. The previous owner had long since moved out, but the tenant had left a house full of unwanted furniture and personal items. There was a plastic playscape in the front yard to one side… [continue reading]
Star Wars Force Friday at GameStop
Celebrate your inner-Jedi at GameStop! The kids were so excited to scrounge around the house and make their own costume to live it up Star Wars style at Game Stop. They came up with their costumes completely on their own from things they found. I was very proud of them. Didn’t the kid’s do a… [continue reading]
Responding to Rudeness
We all deal with rudeness. It’s how we respond that matters. In the course of my situation I collected 7 tips to help when responding to rudeness. My story begins here: There have been lots of ups and downs in our lives since our big move to south Texas! Just when things begin looking up… [continue reading]
The Problem with Pat Answers
We’ve all been the recipient of a pat answer, and probably given them out ourselves too. Christians are just as good at giving them out as anyone. You just need to get over it. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13 Eat less and exercise! If it happened, it must… [continue reading]
Alone but not Forgotten
I had just graduated from a small Christian boarding high school, but the fun was not over: we still had a summer ensemble tour to the East Coast. The ensemble consisted of three girls, three boys, a sound man and our fearless director. We would travel to churches where we performed concerts and presented information… [continue reading]