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“The truth is I miss my body, being able to do other kinds of amazing things. I miss playing tennis. Mostly, I miss winning.” Serena Williams stated this sentiment on the final episode of her HBO reality show “Being...

Growing up, one of my aunts was a tickler. Except it wasn’t one of those nice, joyful, light touches in the tickliest of places. No, it hurt. Her rough fingers dug deep into pressure points – never inappropriate places....

Our closet grandparents are roughly 3 hours away. We see them as much as we can, and they come to our house often.  But, my child isn't missing out by not growing up in the same town as my parents.  Don't...

We have four kids. We love it. In the beginning, we really didn't think about all that comes with that. All of those beautiful, squishy babies, some planned and some a great surprise, we were just living the young...

Some days I consider myself a well put together, capable woman. However, there are days I look around my home and think to myself, “Who thought it was a good idea to leave me in charge of all these...

We've all been there. It's been an extremely long day. You're in the car, sitting in traffic that is really making you call on Jesus. You try to turn on a nice soothing song to calm your nerves. Then, from the backseat, you...

I LOVE to bake. Not really sure what it is that I love about it the most - the time spent with family, the peaceful way it makes me feel, the scrumptious smells, or the delicious end product. Baking...

Camping has to be one of our family's favorite activities. What better way to spend time outside and piddle around in the woods? After last year's tent camping adventures, I've decided what I can't live without. So as we...

Summer is finally here, and this teacher couldn’t be more excited. I’ve packed up my classroom, I’ve mailed home the final report card, and now I get to sit, for about a minute. Summer is our favorite season over...

In my previous two posts regarding a Mission-Minded Family, I share about Finding Our Passion (part 1) and Finding Your Passion (part 2). In part 2, I talked about how you can find your purpose and passion and make...