A few days ago, I stood over the kitchen sink staring at the dishes piled up. I was worn out, sneezing with watery eyes from a cold, and the kids were in typical fighting mode against one another. I needed help and I prayed. I didn’t want to nag and …
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Top Blog Posts and Articles from 2013
2013 was somewhat a year of sweet survival for me as we welcomed baby #4 (and my husband gutted our entire master bath and remodeled it – yep he’s amazing). So far 2014 is shaping up similarly (still in survival mode and sleep deprived) but that’s okay. In 2013, I was able to post about once a month and submitted 3 articles for online publications…
You Might be a Stay-at-Home Mom to Four Kids, 4 & Under If…
. You find your morning cup of coffee still sitting in the microwave at 5:00 pm 2. The most popular comments in public are, “Wow, you have your hands full!” and “Are ALL those yours?” 3. You have 10 pacifiers and can’t find one in the house 4. Sitting in the church service with your husband feels like a date
Just a Note to Say…
I’m still here! I know it has been several weeks since I’ve posted. I’ve been working on a few writing projects that have taken up most of my hard-to-find spare time- a story for an upcoming Focus on the Family book (yay!), a few new articles, and a book review for my former professor, mentor, and friend…
Writing and The Ups & Downs of Social Media
In college and seminary, I wrote primarily for magazines. I had no idea who my readers were personally. I didn’t have a blog, Facebook, Twitter or an i-Phone. Shortly after I got married, I joined Facebook. Then after a writer’s conference in 2007, I was encouraged to start a blog. A few years later I joined Twitter for the purpose of networking with other writers and authors but I wasn’t sold on it for a while. I questioned…