My husband and I love, love, love to go camping and hiking.  One of the particular aspects of an upcoming hike that we would check on was the difficulty level of the trail.  We loved a challenge! The bigger the rocks, the steeper the trail, the more dangerous the drop-offs the better! Nowadays, however, we […] Read more…

As a busy mommy and housewife, I struggle with control.  I want everything to run like a well-oiled machine.  This desire that I have to be in control comes with a high price…rather than take joy in my God-given work and responsibilities, I become enslaved to them. Striving for perfection almost comes across as an admirable quality. […] Read more…

Let’s be honest.  We’ve all thought it before…”I live in Mommy Prison.” Being a stay-at-home mom, especially for one with young children, is hard!  Sleep deprivation, loneliness, frustration over disobedience, unending messes and diapers…all of this plays quite a toll on a Mommy’s attitude and perspective. I personally have days in which I wake up […] Read more…

Most of us Mommies can sing a song or two from several different Disney movies.  I know that when a Disney song gets stuck in my head, it usually accompanies happy childhood memories of princess and fairy tale movies that I watched. Some of my personal childhood favorites were “Sleeping Beauty”, “Snow White”, and “The […] Read more…

I want to update all of my friends, family, and readers…we have been blessed with a sweet little girl!  Maralyn Mae Souers was born on Friday, June 14.  (2 weeks early!)  She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces. I have already washed my very first load of all girl clothes, and when I opened up the […] Read more…

I recently attended a function at our church called “Mommy Bootcamp”.  For several hours one Saturday, all of the young/new moms sat under the teaching, encouragement, and wisdom of older, seasoned mothers.  The result?  Conviction.  Reassurance.  And new ideas! I learned so much, and there was so much information thrown out, that it felt like […] Read more…