Verse above my desk for the year —- Scripture: Matthew 6: 31-34 MSG “What I’m trying to do here is get you to relax! Don’t be so preoccupied with getting so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way He works fuss over these things, but you know GodContinue reading “Steep Yourself in God-Reality”
Category Archives: Living
Our Top Picks: San Diego, California
Are you a spontaneous traveler who prefers to freely roam with no established plan or do you tend to prefer to plan every detail before you arrive down to the minute? I’ve learned that my personality falls somewhere in between. My FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) nature keeps me from being too spontaneous, but myContinue reading “Our Top Picks: San Diego, California”
How to Host a Virtual NYE Kid’s Dance Party
Yes, you read that right — Our family hosted a New Year’s Eve Dance Party over Zoom with our kiddos and our closest friends and their children. Global pandemic or not, most kids (12 or younger) can’t stay up to ring in the new year. We dressed up in our sparkles, made the “ball drop”Continue reading “How to Host a Virtual NYE Kid’s Dance Party”
Love & Serve Kid’s Christmas Party
The excitement and anticipation that the weeks before Christmas brings in a household with littles is undeniably magical and precious, however. it seems that every trip to the store and every commercial between cartoons pulls them deeper and deeper into a place of “all about me” and “I want.” As a mom, how can IContinue reading “Love & Serve Kid’s Christmas Party”
Shake-A-Sack Snack
“Shake up the happiness, it’s Christmastime!” Tonight, I had the opportunity to share with my little chefs a favorite childhood snack my brother and I used to make with my mom. We loved to measure the ingredients, pour in the seasoning and do a little jig while shakey shaking the brown paper bag to blendContinue reading “Shake-A-Sack Snack”
Cook with me: Chili
I don’t know about you, but there’s something about a nip in the air, leaves changing and crunching under my feet and even little ghouls scampering through the neighborhood that makes me crave a hearty bowl of Chili. (Or, I’m curious to know, does your family call it “Chili Beans“? This is a domestic disputeContinue reading “Cook with me: Chili”
A handful of “Must-Dos” in Wilmington & Wrightsville, Beach, North Carolina
This week I snuck my boys and mom in my suitcase for the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Annual Conference in beautiful Wrightsville Beach, NC. While I enjoyed some long overdue quality time with my colleagues from North and South Carolina soaking up best practices, my crew explored this beautiful eastern NC coastalContinue reading “A handful of “Must-Dos” in Wilmington & Wrightsville, Beach, North Carolina”
Running reminds me of truth
I don’t run. I don’t like it or enjoy it. It’s hard and it hurts. However, over the past two weekends I’ve found myself at the start lines (and finish lines) of two 5K races. Call it positive peer pressure or the blessing of friends who push me into hard, get-better places, regardless, the actContinue reading “Running reminds me of truth”
Concrete Countertop DIY Project
“Hey babe, think you and I can do a concrete countertop in the basement?” Without hesitation, I responded, “Well, yea!” Seconds later, after processing what I just agreed to, I asked, “Wait, did you say a concrete countertop? Do it ourselves? Do you know how to do this?” My hubs replied, “Well, I found aContinue reading “Concrete Countertop DIY Project”
Top 5 (plus 1 to grow on) Kid-Friendly Hikes within 1 hour of Catawba County, NC
River Bend Park Located in Conover, NC, my beloved hometown, is River Bend Park, a local favorite for our crew, and in my opinion, the jewel in the crown of Catawba County’s Park System (although some may argue with me!). There’s stiff competition around here –did you know we rank 1st out of 100 NorthContinue reading “Top 5 (plus 1 to grow on) Kid-Friendly Hikes within 1 hour of Catawba County, NC”
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