Well... I'm a Princess cruiser... Yep! Who would have thunk it? Cruising to Paradise? Well, actually, ME! I’ve been dreaming of blue waters and white sand beaches for a LONG time. And my sweet husband knew that... After all, living in Texas, the beach we see most often is Galveston… Where the water is brown (ugh) and filled with jelly fish on the yucky beach. Bleck. So last fall Robert … [Read more...] about I’m a Princess (part 1)
f$fty-two
Yes. f$fty-two. 52 weeks ago Robert and I attended a Financial Peace University course at our church. According to The Wall Street Journal, 70% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. That means 7 out of 10 families on your street—your friends and neighbors—are only one paycheck away from disaster. Financial Peace University (FPU) can bring you peace, stability and hope.. The 13-week … [Read more...] about f$fty-two
Google is my friend
Recently I feel like I have needed to update my parenting. We've had some "new" experiences come up as the kids continue to grow and evolve and as I continue to grow and evolve as a mom. Whenever I am coaching moms of younger children I always remind them that when they stumble upon a new parenting event, it is so important to research to see A.) what is out there and B.) what is normal. This … [Read more...] about Google is my friend
The return of the hug
I am a few short months away from having 2 teenagers! What?! *sigh* When we became parents we always from day one, had a great bedtime routine for the kids. For a good ten years or so it included reading night time books, singing little songs, big hugs and kisses then a tickle and a tuck in. Slowly as the kids started growing up, pieces of the good night routine have fallen by the wayside… … [Read more...] about The return of the hug
5:52 Create
This week's word challenge for the 52 week challenge, is CREATE! Well, create... I did :) This challenge was perfectly timed. I spent Sunday afternoon talking to a group of beautiful 7th grade girls. Their sponsor had asked if I would do a talk on self confidence. I love this age! My talk focused on "words" we put in our head. I spent the afternoon challenging them to believe in … [Read more...] about 5:52 Create
4:52 Rest
I had to post this photo of my new kitties when I found out the word of the week was "Rest". These kitties remind me over and over that the key to health is play hard, sleep hard! I have been having so much fun watching them. First they wake up for the day and run, play, jump, slide, rumble, hide, pounce, repeat...then after a lot of fun, a lot of rumbling, a lot of playing, they snuggle up … [Read more...] about 4:52 Rest
3:52 Community
This week our word is COMMUNITY. What better photo to use then a community of cousins! After nearly 10 years of waiting to all be together at one time in one place, our family celebrated BIG for a wedding! My cousin got married which brought us all together. I love this photo of my mom (Grandma) with a slew of grandkids - all cousins!!! They had so much fun together and we can't wait to all … [Read more...] about 3:52 Community