I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias®, CoverGirl and Olay. #BeautyScoop #cbias #SocialFabric Oh my goodness, it had been years since I had a beauty consultation and purchased new colors! I was so excited to… [continue reading]
From Tears to Smiles
Esther and I have become BlogFrog buddies, and I am delighted to be guest posting for her today! Emmy was crying as if her little four-year-old heart was broken. She ran to the window, waving at her Daddy and sister as they drove away early that morning. They were going skiing up in Wisconsin. Since… [continue reading]
Mommy and Me at the Library
Look who had a birthday! It’s Dr. Suess! As I was planning what to do for my Mommy and Me date with Grace, I saw that the public library was having a Dr. Suess festival in honor of his birthday. I thought it was the perfect place so spend some time with my girl. We… [continue reading]
My Mother/Daughter Date with Joy
We had a lovely conversation over cinnamon rolls! I can’t express enough how fun it is for ME to get out with just one child for some one-on-one time. It is amazing how sweet each one is when not competing with their siblings! It’s also amazing how sweet mama can be when not refereeing! 😉 … [continue reading]
Date with my Son
It’s hard to believe that I began planned one-on-one time with the kids in September and I still have not taken all of them out for their date! I suppose I am much slower these days! Little Jason has had a rough time with the new baby transition. It seems like he is left out… [continue reading]
An IHop Date with Joy
IHop is a great place to go for an inexpensive meal date with one of your children. Kids eat free after five (call to make sure it’s the same at your local restaurant) with the purchase of an adult entree. Joy was so excited to pick her own meal from the children’s menu. To be… [continue reading]
Mommy and Me Date with Joy
Joy started out the AWANA year with half of last year’s book to complete. I kept thinking that my kids would be self-motivated to work on their verses without me having to push them to do it. There are plenty of incentives worked into the AWANA program after all, but it just didn’t happen. So… [continue reading]
A Funny Thing Happened on a Date
Here’s another story from my college days. I was happy to be attending a concert put on by our small Bible college with a very nice guy named John. I always thought dressing up and going to something special once in a while was great fun, but I wasn’t brave enough to go to these… [continue reading]
The Night We Got Engaged Part 2
Follow this link to start at the beginning of the story: Part 1 He then took me to Billy’s. It was an elegant restaurant in a beautifully restored 1887 house. I had heard that it was a nice place and I wasn’t disappointed. We ordered brie for an appetizer, and it was the first time… [continue reading]
The Night We Got Engaged Part 1
It was the Friday night after Valentine’s Day, and we had a date. This was perfect. (I have always thought it cheesy when men proposed on a holiday or birthday. First of all, it would be expected, and second of all, it seems like an excuse to buy only one gift. So the fact that… [continue reading]