This last year, I have come to realize that just because I’m short on time and money doesn’t mean like I have to LOOK like it. And it’s especially magnified seeing as I’ve recently given birth, which doesn’t help matters! And so, here are my top five frump fighters: 1. Bras. You can even get […] Read more…
Friday Finds #1
I’m starting a new feature here called Friday Finds. This isn’t a deal blog, but I do find things worth sharing. I’ll save them all up & post on Friday’s (if there is something worth posting). This week, I just want to remind you that today is the last day to print online coupons before […] Read more…
House Loves & Wishes
We have our house on the market (again) and this time we’re REALLY motivated to sell. As we were getting ready for the showing we had today, I started thinking about what I liked and disliked about my house, which we custom built. I should have no excuses for likes and dislikes but what I […] Read more…
What’s On Your Nightstand? – Dec. 10
53. Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend 54. Her Best Friend by Sarah Mayberry 55. Case File: Canyon Creek, Wyoming by Paula Graves 56. Praying Constantly by Fr. Benedict Groeschel Not a bad month for having a newborn :). See what everyone else is reading at 5 Minutes for Books! Read more…
Book Review – The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook
I purchased The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook this year with the intent of using it. I devoured the entire book prior to Advent, but with the birth of my baby a month before the Christmas season, I was a little, um, busy. I did manage to use it for the Christmas-Epiphany season, but I […] Read more…
Love – 12 Pearls of Christmas
>Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom”! Please follow along through Christmas day as each post shares heartfelt stories of how God has touched a life during this most wonderful time of the year. AND BEST OF ALL … there’s also a giveaway!!!! Fill out the quick form at […] Read more…
Merry Christmas
My favorite Christmas gospel is the one that occurs this year at the Midnight mass — Luke 2:1-14 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And […] Read more…
An Unforgettable Gift – 12 Pearls of Christmas
Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom”! Please follow along through Christmas day as each post shares heartfelt stories of how God has touched a life during this most wonderful time of the year. AND BEST OF ALL … there’s also a giveaway!!!! Fill out the quick form at […] Read more…
Just Give Me Christmas This Year! – 12 Pearls of Christmas
Welcome to the 12 Pearls of Christmas! Enjoy these Christmas “Pearls of Wisdom”! Please follow along through Christmas day as each post shares heartfelt stories of how God has touched a life during this most wonderful time of the year. AND BEST OF ALL … there’s also a giveaway!!!! Fill out the quick form at […] Read more…
Fall Reading Challenge Update
Books I NEEDED to read and review before the baby came: The Liturgical Year See my review! The Temperment God Gave Your Spouse See my review! A Memory Between Us See my review! Our Jewish Roots See my review! I had already read these and wanted to review them, but I never made it that […] Read more…