The one thing with Photo A Day Challenges is that you get the whole calendar in advance and you know what words or prompts are assigned to each day. Being the type A that I am I always look and plan on Sunday what kind of pictures I will try and take during the week. There are those days that…
Since being back at the gym these shoes have seen twelve miles of walking. Not super great but about two miles each day. My goal is to get down to a nine minute mile, for the non athletic mom of three that is a pretty big goal. I currently walk/jog a thirteen minute mile. Shaving four minutes off will not…
At home, standing at the kitchen counter is where. Yes, I am that person, I eat standing up. When my parents were here my dad asked me if I ever sat down and I simply said, “No! If I sit down then I realize that I am tired so it is better to just keep going.” I can’t be the…
Yesterday I woke up and got the kitchen play bug. I headed straight to the kitchen where I made two dozen banana muffins, one loaf of banana bread, two different batches of homemade fruit snacks, three dozen oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and white chili. We had our friend coming over and I wanted to make sure I had some goodies…
If you are like me Valentines Day is well, just another day! I have never been hip on the over commercial idea of ONE day… sakes spread it out to more than one day. Well, Valentines for my boys has never been a big deal since my thoughts are so minimal, and hubby’s are well – non existent! This year…
Okay, now where do I start? Deep cleansing breaths I think! This is a picture to the entrance to my little boys shower. In there is about three pounds of mud. [Deep cleansing breaths mom\ Today I got a call that then led to multiple calls which led to me being a real wench on the phone to many people. …
After a very trying weekend, my friend needed to spend some time with her hubby. So she dropped off her little people at my house. The arrived at 3’oclock and played. My friend’s girls are just a few months younger than my two oldest and they play spendidly. I will say that it always makes me laugh having girls in…
Growing up I attended Maranatha Chapel in San Diego. Whenever I would say the name of our church I would get a funny look. The word Maranatha is a two word Aramaic formula referred to in the New Testament. The two translations are either, “Our LORD has come” or “Come O LORD”. The later being a petition of the church…
Judge not! My usual guilty pleasure is a cold glass of milk and five Oreos. This may or may not be my nap time treat!?! If I am wanting to amp up the guilty pleasure a splash of Kahlua to a cup of iced milk does the trick. My usual Kahlua to milk ratio is more of a caramel color…
This morning as I was having my quiet time I looked out the front window to see a beautiful sunrise, I grabbed my camera and the words from Lamentations came to mind. “Because of the LORD’S great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22, 23