privacy · questions · real life friends

Where’s the Line?

I’m confused about the privacy issue when it comes to blogging. I have friends who post their names, their kiddos’ names, their hometowns, their jobs and pictures of all of the above. Then I have friends who use their blogs as family newsletters, essentially, detailing all sorts of things that happen with their family. Then… Continue reading Where’s the Line?

about me · faith · real life friends

Year in Review

2010 was an amazing year in our household. We have son who was born this year. He learned to walk this year. And babble. And sit up. And roll over. And climb. And any number of amazing things. He bonded with us this year. Our marriage survived this year 🙂 Our friendships grew stronger this year.… Continue reading Year in Review

being a mommy · parenting · real life friends

Perspectives in Parenthood

I love the NBC show “Parenthood.” I think it is incredibly well written, it is witty, all of the story lines are maintained so you always know what is going on. But what I really love about it is that it portrays a real family – a family with all sorts of issues. It tackles… Continue reading Perspectives in Parenthood

church · faith · real life friends · SAHM stuff

The Heart Aches

This past week I worked at church every day. We had a huge leadership conference for multiple churches on Thursday and Friday, so I was working at it. It’s a huge blessing to be at home, because I can volunteer for such things. I dropped Little Man off with his grandparents on Thursday morning. I… Continue reading The Heart Aches

church · faith · finances · how God works · real life friends · thankfulness

This is How God Works!

Two weeks ago we had our furnace checked. It turns out the heat exchanger is cracked. I don’t know exactly what that does, but it’s cracked in two places and it could lead to a fire or a carbon monoxide leak. The furnace people (that we love and have used for years) explained that if the part… Continue reading This is How God Works!

infertility · parenting · privacy · real life friends

Hmmmm….

Mel, the Stirrup Queen, posts a Friday Roundup of blogs she finds most interesting throughout the week. This week’s roundup has prompted two thoughts, one from a comment on her roundup and one on the post about whether or not infertility makes someone a better parent. First, one of Mel’s commenters makes mention about how… Continue reading Hmmmm….

blog etiquette · real life friends

Cult? Of Personality! **

I gave my blog address to a friend. She tried to read it at a nationally known bakery (P….era). Their web browser declared my site unreadable. It’s a cult/occult site. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Cult: any religion that denies the deity of Christ. Ummm…. A) I’m NOT a religion B) I don’t deny the deity of Christ Occult:… Continue reading Cult? Of Personality! **

birth mother · nursery · real life friends

Nursery

I’m keeping busy with cleaning, napping, journaling and checking my phone every 3 minutes to see if I’ve missed a call 🙂 I don’t know about you other ladies, but thinking that I’m going to be a mommy in the next 10 days (and that’s stretching it out for my own peace of mind) is… Continue reading Nursery

family · real life friends

Define Family

Here is who came to our “Family” Thanksgiving dinner: me, my husband, my father, my step-mother, my father’s aunt, one of my father’s cousins and her husband, one of my father’s cousins, her husband and their two children, my step-mom’s sister, my step-mom’s sister’s son and daughter-in-law, my step-mom’s sister’s daughter-in-law and her two children.… Continue reading Define Family