Pictures have always been a big part of my everyday life. I was one of those scrapbookin’ fools way back when my kids were young! I am that mom that always has her camera locked and loaded. My kids used to hate how many pictures I took regularly, but now they love it because they love looking back at all the fun we have had. We still love to sit around and look back at all the photos. So yes, … [Read more...] about Find Joy Daily {challenge}
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Finding JOY in the unexpected
One thing I always say is if you don’t know what you are looking for, you will never find it. How often have you opened the fridge to find something to eat and think “I have NOTHING to eat?” Or you go into your closet in the morning and think “I have NOTHING to wear!”… really?? Really??? NOTHING??? Or is it that you just do not know what you are looking for. After all, surely there is some … [Read more...] about Finding JOY in the unexpected
Never so important as it is TODAY
I spend a lot of time talking about being PRESENT; especially as a mom. The idea of being in the MOMent has never meant so much to me as a mom as it does right this minute... When my kids were little, I mean like diapers-and-naps- little, women would always approach me and say, "Oh dearie, enJOY this MOMent... it goes by so fast." Many times I would look at them and be like... REALLY? … [Read more...] about Never so important as it is TODAY
Week 6 ~ My TO ‘not’ Do list
Gosh what a week! I apologize for getting our weekly challenge out so late this week, but it goes perfectly with this weeks challenge. Sometimes I have to put my TO DO list down and make a 'NOT to do' list...and that my friends in a nutshell is this weeks challenge. What can you put on hold? put down for a minute? put off? put away? As women, we generally have a million TO DO lists going … [Read more...] about Week 6 ~ My TO ‘not’ Do list
Week 5 ~ My Faves list
Here we are, one third of the way to our goal. This week is about amping up our awareness levels again. I know on Week 2 ~Making a Comfort List~ there were some comments about it being a little harder than our Week 1 ~Gratitude List... I think partly that was because as women, we tend to put everyone else's needs in front of our own. So we know what will make our kids feel better, or our … [Read more...] about Week 5 ~ My Faves list
Week 4 ~ My Woo Hoo List
In keeping with tradition of making lists that we can refer to when needed, I am announcing our 4th challenge. Before I do, let me remind you that your goal is to keep these weekly lists somewhere permanent so that you can call upon them when needed. Sort of like the old "break glass for emergency" kits you see around. How often do we find ourselves wondering Who? Am? I? What have I … [Read more...] about Week 4 ~ My Woo Hoo List
Week 2 ~ Making a Comfort List
Welcome to week two in our 15 week challenge! Tonight I was out walking my dog and it is (finally) a cool Texas night! My family was at the grocery store, so it was me, the dog, and my ipod. I put on a song I hadn't heard before. I guess one of my kids have it on their list, it's called Beautiful Things by Gungor. As I was listening to this new favorite! song, walking the dog on this glorious … [Read more...] about Week 2 ~ Making a Comfort List