May is the month of traveling for my family. First off, I am preparing to spend a week visiting family and friends in South Carolina and Georgia. Then I will be back home for one more week before leaving again to vacation at the beach. Trying to maintain a healthy, whole foods diet while being out of the home for…
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Third Time’s the Charm
My little girl is almost four months old. I can hardly believe how quickly the past few months have flown by. Everyone says the time flies but it can be hard to believe when you haven’t been sleeping well and you are busy caring for small children. I always say that three months is the age where things start…
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Conviction, Mercy, and Art
“Jesus isn’t asking us to do anything he isn’t already doing. He is inviting us into his life of helpless dependence on his heavenly Father. To become more like Jesus is to feel increasingly unable to do life, increasingly wary of your heart. Paradoxically, you get holier while you are feeling less holy. The very thing you were trying to…
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Afternoon Snack: Peanut Butter Popcorn
Often, afternoon snacks are as simple as peeling a piece of fruit or dumping some veggie straws in a bowl for my kids. Occasionally, the snacks are on the sweeter side when there are still fresh cookies around (they never last long). Then there are the days, like today, when the afternoon snack becomes an activity in itself and…
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A Bunny Came and Left Us Dinner
Our children are still rather young (almost 4, 2, and 3 months) so we are still evaluating and establishing traditions for our family. We did not do much in terms of Easter celebrations this year. However, my oldest son Jack had been anticipating for months a certain egg hunt. When that egg hunt was canceled, I was eager to figure out an…
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He’s Not the Only One Who Stomps His Feet
I am not parenting from a position of perfection. I was reminded of this again today as I slammed the lid of a package of strawberries closed after repeatedly struggling to snap the plastic pieces together. Anger. Frustration at a challenging circumstance. Unmet expectations leading to grumbling. Sound familiar? I can excuse these kinds of reactions by explaining that I…
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