I am absolutely delighted today to bring you a guest post from my friend Carey Scott. Her husband and I got to know each other through a small critique group in ACFW when I first started writing in 2005. I’m always looking for new tools and encouragement as I parent my kiddos. Here’s Carey: “Sara, you’re beautiful and smart… and …
4 steps to building solid relationships with extended family
This post is more poignant this morning. My Grandpa died last night after 93 good years on this planet. So grateful for him and his legacy. So glad we made time for extra stops over the years. Missing him though. Shucking Corn withGrandma Ever have times where you think things were much easier 100 years ago? Families lived in close …
Friday Countdown: Three ideas for winter weekends
This photo makes me nostalgic for the days my older two were the ages of my younger two. Ah…if only we had snow like that this year! The weekend is upon us and one of the challenges when the weather is bitter is what can we do? Here are a few ideas and I’d love to hear yours, too: 1) Grab …
Four Great Family Games for Winter Nights
It’s that time of year when the wind is cold and the snow might blow. A time when getting outside isn’t always an option, and the kids might get a little whinny. What’s a mom to do? We love playing games at our house, but even the most enjoyable games can get boring after awhile. This month I’ve had a …
Five Ideas for Making Time for Romance after Kids
One question I often get asked is how can we as busy women find time for romance. Oy, I wish I had this one down. Sometimes life feels like that old country song: Hey Cinderella, how’s the slipper fitting now? We all want to believe that once we get married, the fairy tale will go on forever. But if we’re …
4 Things to Remember on the Hard Momma Days
A few weeks ago, I asked people for feedback on what topics they’d like to see covered. One of the first suggestions struck home What about those days we feel like a failure as a mom? Raise you hand if you’ve ever had a day like that. Can you see my hand waving? I have so been there. The day …
Confessions of a worn-out Mom
Do you ever have days where if you uttered one word of advice you’d be a fraud? I’ve had several of those recently. We were a week back from Germany, and I was absolutely-completely-stick-a-fork-in-me done. I took the weekend slow, and then jumped back into all of my activities because that’s what I do…I am after all super mom. But …
Me? A Swagger Wagon Mama?
I honestly never thought this day would come. I put it off until my oldest got too tall to climb into the backseat of our Chrysler Pacifica. I LOVED that vehicle. I put off this day until I got tired of not being able to take other kids with us to events. Until I got tired of paying for rental …
Pressing the “Hot Buttons”
Today I’m delighted to turn over my blog to my good writing bud Nicole O’Dell. I love her heart for tweens and teens. And my daughter adores her writing. Today she’s here to share a bit about a new series of books I’m excited to see…these books explore Hot Button issues. The ones we as parents can’t ignore and the ones …
How do we show love at home? I Corinthians 13
Now that Mother’s Day is over, and it’s back to real life…I wanted to share this version of I Corinthians 13 that Family Life emailed. It is spot on… If I live in a house that is spotless, perfectly in order, and people are not free to LIVE because my home is more important than my family, I have not …