One thing I’m learning in my few short years of motherhood is to trust my intuition, even when the “experts” say I’m wrong. When it comes to my kids – I’m the expert. Over the past couple years, Kedron and I have wondered if T-Rex’s hearing was 100%. We started to wonder when he was […]
My First Circle of Friends
In June, I had the privilege of traveling from Michigan to Ohio for my first in-person Circle of Friends experience. My parents live in Columbus, Ohio, so I left my two kids with Grandma and Grandpa and made the most beautiful, idyllic drive ever to Sugarcreek, Ohio. The road twisted through rolling hills, past quiet […]
Welcome Home Grandpa!
Mother’s Day, May 8, this year, Kedron’s grandfather had a stroke. He was 82. On that Monday, I pulled Little Miss out of school to go to the hospital to see him. A large number of family gathered around his bed to see him before he headed back for surgery. It was risky, and there […]
Zucchini/Squash Parmigiana
*There’s still time to enter the drawing for Carol Kent’s Between a Rock and a Grace Place! Kedron loves, loves, loves eggplant parmigiana. Unfortunately, my 4 eggplant plants (is that how you write that?!) failed this year. I have giant plants, but no fruit. Bummer. However, I have tons (almost literally) of zucchini and squash. […]
Speak Up for Hope – with crayons!
I’m always looking for ways my kids can feel like they are a part of our family’s giving. I recently saw on Facebook that Speak Up for Hope is collecting crayons and coloring books for the visitation areas in prisons. Speak Up for Hope is a ministry started by Carol and Gene Kent with the […]
More Circle of Friends Radio
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of recording a few days of radio interviews with my dear friends from Our Circle of Friends. In the studio with me was my new friend Donna whom I had met a few weeks prior at Speak Up with Confidence. Donna writes devotionals for Circle of Friends. […]