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• The Runaway Mom
  on May 20, 2013
  Brenda Heist, the runaway mom... People ask why? how? How could a mother possibly abandon her children for 11 years with no explanation? How? How could she just disappear? What could she be thinking? Nuts, right? Maybe not... I understand. Brenda,...
• Where has the time gone?
  on May 2, 2013
  Hello friends... or anyone who still stops by now and then. It's been a crazy year! I still can't believe the journey God has chosen for me. Though, I do love it. About a year ago, I started a travel blog. For friends. At their request. Then a funny...
• "Click"
  on Oct 30, 2012
  When I listen for God, I hear Him. Sometimes, His voice is loud and clear. Sometimes, He speaks in the softest whisper. When I don't listen for Him, I don't hear. To be more honest, I hear, but I ignore His voice.  It's easy to ignore God. Of cours...
• Do not grow weary
  on Oct 12, 2012
  Growing weary.... that's me. Why? To be honest, I don't know. That's the hardest part. I'm in one of those valleys that makes no sense. Nothing is wrong at home. I have three fabulous kids. I am blessed with a wonderful life. I read my Bible. I pra...
• Wisdom from a Ninth Grader
  on Sep 27, 2012
  We're a month into our new lives -- and Ben is flourishing in ninth grade. While I knew that God had worked with us to prepare him for high school, I still doubted. WHY? I know that God answers the prayers of those who love Him. Anyway.... This post...
• Let's Get Organized
  on Sep 13, 2012 in self-discipline wisdom time organizing home
  Hello my sweet friends, I am wrapping up WEEK THREE of our new reality. Life with the college kid is going well. Our newly public schooled high schooler's time and homework management are improving. The little one is flourishing in second grade -- a...
• Eleven Years
  on Sep 11, 2012
  Eleven years. Immediately after 9.11.2001, we vowed never to forget. We haven't. Eleven years. We promised ourselves to change. To live by faith. Eleven years. Have you changed? Have I?
• The journey to college -- for students and mamas
  on Sep 4, 2012 in graduation college love letting go
  Hello my friends, Today I'm guest blogging at a wonderful "e-zine," Bonbon Break. I've written for them before, offering travel and packing tips that I share at the travel blog (Family Travels on a Budget). This post is more about the student's jour...
• Changes... and how I'm doing.
  on Aug 31, 2012
  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep...
• Movin' on up!
  on Aug 28, 2012 in college Nathan letting go
  "Movin' on UP" might be a stretch. No dorm room is ever as cozy as HOME! Nathan traded in his queen size bed for the traditional, lumpy dorm twin XL. He traded a fully equipped kitchen, open 24/7 for meals in the "caf." "UP" is his first step toward...
• First Day of School: Twisted!
  on Aug 27, 2012 in kids Daisy college humor school family direction letting go
  For the first time in 18 years, 3 months and 29 days, I am home alone -- today, tomorrow, and every day through the school year. Not only that, but one of my three is at college -- all by himself! I won't be there to wake him when he sleeps through t...
• Change affects everyone!
  on Aug 21, 2012 in joy college Nathan family letting go
  Hey my bloggy friends, I'm sure you've clued in to the fact that I'm suffering through sending our first "off to college." I tell myself it's so hard because he will be nine hours away from home, but the truth is, it will be hard because I love havi...
• Tick! Tock! Clock
  on Aug 20, 2012 in kids college Nathan
  Oh my dear friends, I haven't fallen off the planet. PROMISE! I am, however, a little busy at home. Our firstborn leaves for college Thursday... and we're getting ready. Nathan meets Ellie for the first time. His stuff is all packed. He is most...
• Hold My Tongue! An Update
  on Aug 2, 2012 in perseverence faith
  Holding my tongue... Ohhhh.... It has always been a battle. (My family will shout AMEN! when they read this!) This week's challenge was really tough. I tried. I failed. I apologized. I tried. I failed. I apologized. Then I prayed. And begged my pray...
• Hold my tongue!
  on Jul 31, 2012 in trust love
  Today's verse is James 3:7-8, "All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by human beings, but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison." It came to me by text, as it d...
• Cheap textbooks..... well, cheaper anyway.
  on Jul 27, 2012 in finances college
  Hello friends, This is a practical post for college students and the parents who pay for it... If your kids are in high school, consider bookmarking this page or pinning it to your pinterest college board for quick access later! Most universities m...
• My heart...
  on Jul 24, 2012 in kids graduation college Nathan love letting go
  I've been mom for 18 years. I'm learning to let go, here at the far end of the mommyhood journey. I know I'll always be "Mom," but "mama" and all the associated needs, wants, demands, and daily interaction that go with it are about to end. It's trans...
• Predestination or Free Will
  on Jul 16, 2012 in kids Nathan parenting wisdom family
  He flopped down on the couch across the room, propping his feet on the coffee table and asked, non-chalantly, "Mom, do you believe in predestination or free will? There I was, working on a travel blog post when his question crashed over my head. Ohh...
• Humpty Dumpty
  on Jul 10, 2012 in trust healing wisdom faith
  Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the king's horses and all the king's menCouldn't put Humpty together again. What if Humpty Dumpty had asked the KING instead? Thank you, Pastor Clay NeSmith of Barefoot Churchin North Myr...
• Happy Birthday, America!
  on Jul 4, 2012 in miscellaneous
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