October Baby is a movie by Provident Films about a young woman who discovers she is adopted after a collapse at college.  Not only adopted, but an abortion survivor – and that prompts her to take a journey through which God moves in amazing ways.  I saw the link for this movie via Cindy Rushton on Facebook and I had to share it!!!  I shared it ON Facebook – but now I’m sharing it here with you. If you haven’t noticed,...

Okay – THIS has been a week!  We are really doing well for now – Little Man is cutting TWO teeth (of course) and the tummy bug has passed.  Roy had to have a tooth pulled yesterday – it broke and was causing him SERIOUS  pain.  And my dad is HOME!!!  He has a broken rib, a broken bone in his hand and TONS of bruises & swelling still.  But he is home and can sleep in his own chair. Our stress level has been high.  The...

When I was a little girl, my favorite thing on the playground was the merry go-round.  I LOVED laying with my head in the middle and my feet braced against the bars while a friend would spin it as fast as she could.  We’d take turns and do that the whole recess time.  Sometimes it’s FUN to see how fast you can go.  Sometimes it’s better to see how quickly you can stop.  Either way, Life is very often like a Merry Go Round,...

I don’t want to sound whiny – but I probably will. This was a VERY rough weekend – a rough patch of sorts. Georgie had a stomach bug Friday evening – through the night – into Saturday.  Poor thing – she was wrung out!  Right alongside her, Little Man was actively cutting a tooth – and is still congested enough that he’s struggling to breathe through his nose. During a nap with 2 of my kids...

How did you spend Christmas this year?  Did you get to see friends & family?  Did you stay at home and keep it simple? We did a little of both!  We had a Christmas breakfast at Roy’s parents’ house on Saturday morning and spent some time there with them.  Saturday evening we had a deli tray of goodies, along with some sparkling grape juice &/or eggnog, and Roy’s parents came to watch the girls open family gifts...

On the first day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me A Sports Illustrated with Tim Tebow on the front cover… Y’all should know that I enjoy some NFL football.  I’m not the kind to paint my face or decorate my house in my team spirit – but put me in a stadium and I’m a crazy fan.  I LOVE football. What’s so special about this particular gifts is that my husband is a Cleveland Browns fan.  If you cut him,...

Much like the beloved (?) leader of the A-Team, I LOVE it when a plan comes together!!!  The past week had a FULL calendar, including an Algebra Final Exam – and for the most part, things went REALLY well!  Hallelujah!  And thank the Lord for His many blessings! Georgie’s PreK program was cute.  We enjoyed that – watching her participate – and seeing how much she’s grown! My algebra final went as I expected.  I...

You don’t want to see my calendar this week.  It has events and appointments every single day!  Some of them are great – some of them are just “ehhhh” – and some of them have already passed!  I do feel like one of those variety game show contestants spinning plates! Georgie had her first school program.  It was cute – all 3 and 4 year olds acting out Christmas carols and wishing us a boisterous Merry...

This is a Freebie – no affiliate links whatsoever! Visit the New Living Translation Facebook page and get entered into their giveaway!  They are offering one daily winner a Family pack of Bibles (six different ones in total), a weekly winner an iPad (for real!) and additional giveaways have been and will continue to be offered through December 24. I have read the NLT version for parts of my Chronological Bible reading this year. ...