I struggle with things in my life just like everyone else. Last week at church we sang a song that helped me realize that God is good and because He is good, I can strive to be better, try to be better. It’s a daily decision to be good, to do good. It was great to sing alongside so many other people who struggle and still believe that God is [ Read More ]
As a kid, I remember yelling “that’s not fair!” to my parents, who would respond, “yup, life isn’t fair, you’ll find that out someday.” I would whip out that phrase at the most stupid times…my brother got a larger piece of dessert than I did…my parents said I couldn’t go to a friend’s house or out with a boy to the movies. But as an adult, I’ve really learned that [ Read More ]
I remember the typical soreness, moodiness, emotional moments, tiredness during my pregnancy with Caedmon. I also remember working 40 hours a week and commuting to that job 45 minutes each way…and I was fine. I never remember losing sleep or feeling like crap. During my pregnancy and even delivery of Caedmon, I remember wondering, “Is this all pregnancy is about? Why do so many women complain so much?! I’m gonna [ Read More ]
Dale and I live in California. We call Visalia home. Dale is from Virginia. We call Richmond home. I am from Oklahoma. We call Tulsa home. Most days, we are content and excited to live all the way on the West coast. But today, today is different. It is hard to live on the West coast instead of in Virginia, where our family is. You see, Dale’s mom, my mother-in-law, [ Read More ]
I just received the December 2010 edition of Martha Stewart Living Magazine and an article about Fair Trade cosmetics caught my eye. In the article, it highlighted companies like The Body Shop and Avon and their efforts to offer more and more fair trade products. The defination of Fair Trade as developed by the 4 major fair trade organizations worldwide (Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, World Fair Trade Organization, Network of [ Read More ]
Dale showed me this today and it really got me thinking, and a little bit upset too… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy I remember one Christmas in particular when I was growing up…it was cold, but not snowy, and we were at the lake with my Grandparents on Christmas Eve. I was about 5 and very concerned that Santa couldn’t find me and [ Read More ]
While watching the Today Show this morning more closely than usual to spot a friend of mine who is visiting Studio 1A in New York today, I was intrigued when I saw this spot… Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy And here in the article that it is based on. As a most-of-the-time-stay-at-home-mom, I would be completely willing and would love to help out [ Read More ]
