As of today, we are three days into Lent. Lent is a religious observance in the liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday. It's purpose is to prepare the believer through prayer, fasting, and repentance of sins. As a Christian, observing Lent is not mandatory, but ...
Famous Americans in Second Grade
On Monday night, Libby participated in our school's second grade program. The title of the program is Famous Americans and characters range from Abraham Lincoln to Mia Hamm to Clara Barton. Libby, obviously, was the Statue of Liberty. This program is one of my favorites that our school hosts. ...
We Love That Basketball: Life Lessons Learned from A Season of Basketball
(Did you sing that title? They're playing bas-ket-ball. We love that bas-ket-ball. Lil Bow Wow. Anyone?) Kyndall just wrapped up another season of basketball. She LOVES playing basketball. And when she plays, she plays hard. She leaves everything she has on the court. I know these ...
Books I Read in January
I crossed quite a few books off my list during the month of January. Jase has finally started sleeping better and so I am able to stay up later (too late, sometimes) and read. That's my favorite time to read, when everyone else is asleep and the house is quiet. In order to keep up with what I'm ...
What I Learned In January
Today I'm looking back over the month of January and reflecting on all the things I've learned. I'm linking up over at Emily P. Freeman's place, as usual. Here are 4 things I've learned in January: The quality of your friends is better than the quantity of your friends. The older I get, the ...
Project Life, January edition
Project Life, for life, baby. I used to be an avid scrapbooker. Kyndall has two entire albums dedicated to her first year of life. She has two entire pages showcasing her in a little red wagon. (Seriously, I had nothing better to do than photograph my child playing in her wagon and then create ...