This is my home decorating/remodeling notebook.  It contains all of the ideas I clip from magazines, paint swatches I may want to try in the future, ads for decor items I want to keep an eye on hoping they go on clearance, etc.  The front cover has another simplicity quote …

sim·pli·fy To make simple or simpler, as: a. To reduce in complexity or extent. b. To reduce to fundamental parts. c. To make easier to understand. Many of my internet friends have been posting their “word” for the year.  I’ve never had a word for the year before and I’m …

Twenty-eight years ago this summer, my grandma took my mom, my brother, my cousin and I to Europe for about a month if I remember correctly. The other day my mom brought us a box of pictures from that trip which we’ve had fun looking through as we’ve been planning …

In the last two days since Emily has had her driver’s license I have gained a lot of extra time in my schedule. MONDAY NIGHT: 1.25 hours not having to drive her into town3 hours not having to find something to do in town while she was at youth group …

We leave for Europe in 48 hours which means the next two days will be quite crazy. Here’s my short list just to give you an idea: 1. Pay our bills 2. Talk with a local person at the bank who will be manually checking our credit card for me …

A couple of weeks ago we asked for prayer for one of our kittens, James. The poor little kitten was injured when it got in the way of our dog eating her bone! Not a good place to be. The kitten didn’t look like it was going to make it, …

serâ‹…enâ‹…dipâ‹…iâ‹…ty noun – the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate, especially while looking for something else entirely. Those who have read my blog for any length of time are aware of my crazy love of research (LOL) and you won’t be surprised to find me including a bit …

Thinking about how Nathan’s first solo bike ride without training wheels caused my maternal instincts to chase after him, reminded me of a song called Chasing by Charlie Hall which we sang in our worship set this past weekend. (Click on the playlist at the bottom of this post to …

I haven’t had much time for blogging lately. Here are a few things keeping me busy lately 1. Co-op planning for next year – an overhaul in some areas which is taking some thinking/planning time before implementing. Talking to potential new members, etc. 2. Helping one of the pastors at …

What is it with boys and steak? Every time I ask Josh what he would like for dinner he says STEAK with a big smile on his face! He hauled some boxes out to the garage for me today and brought in some steak to BBQ for dinner (LOL)! By …