a nice bug, a baby bug

My cute, sweet, precocious 4 year old daughter was helping (yes, helping!!) me clean the bathroom over the weekend.  As we were cleaning the floor, we saw what look to be wings from a bug, like a ladybug.  She looked at them and said, “Oh  mommy, I bet it was a nice bug, a baby [...]

Oatmeal

Where I live, it won’t be “fall” for a couple months.  It stays pretty hot through October.  However, growing up in the Midwest always makes me nostalgic this time of year.  I yearn for the cooler days of fall, with the leaves changing colors.  I long for the pumpkin festivals, where you actually have to [...]

Over halfway through

This pregnancy has gone by slowly at times.  However, overall it has gone by quickly.  Kind of like raising kids.  The days are long, but the years are short.  I can’t wait to meet our little one!  18 weeks to go…

Spiralizer Contest

I have always wanted a spiralizer!  I found this contest online over at www.chocolatecoveredkatie.com
Well, you know I had to enter.  So, hurry!  Today is the last day to enter.  Go, go!!

Jamie and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

It’s not even half over yet and this has not been my day. It hasn’t been the best week, but today takes the cake. For real. No elaboration, a little too personal. Besides, no one wants to know my bizness!

Love this girl…

Check out this amazingly talented artist (not that being on *my* blog would gain notoriety for anyone, but hey!)

12 weeks…

Well, today marks the 12 week mark.  Or thereabout.  I am officially out of the 1st trimester and have entered less scary waters.  The first trimester and part of the 2nd are so full of sickness for me.  It is just not fun for me.  It does help me know that I am, for sure, [...]

Oh yuck!

This is just yuck, yuck, yuck!!  What has the church become when we resort to things such as that to try and “lure” people into the fold.  Seriously, this is NOT what we are called to be.  I have no problem being relevant.  Jesus was the epitome of relevance.  Really, though…is this necessary?

Kids say the darndest things…

When we were getting my 3 year old daughter ready this morning, she was chattering on about her {naked} doll she had just found.  She wanted her doll’s hair to be styled just like hers and to have lipstick on – lip gloss – just like her.  Fast forward a few minutes.  We are done [...]

ummmm…..

so, i am pregnant. baby number 3 is on the way!!!