Giveaway: A Set of Chip Richter CD’s

You many remember from not too long ago that I wrote about Chip Richter and his new project, Once Upon A Porch (if you missed the post, go here.)  Chip is a fun, Christian singer-songwriter who serves up stories, songs and smiles “Family Style.”  His music...

Ten Takeaways from Allume

This past weekend, I was blessed to attend Allume, a blogging conference for Christian women.  Yes, there is such a thing and yes, it was amazing.  So many beautiful women with stories to tell, speakers who poured out their hearts, sharing their wisdom and experiences...

If you need a laugh . . .

photo credit Happy Friday everyone!  The weekend is almost here.  I’m out enjoying a great bloggers’ conference and meeting lots of amazing women.  I thought I’d just share with you a quick (but cute) story I received by email a couple weeks ago.  ...

Happy Birthday Hodge

  It was about 6:15am.  I was sitting at my computer at the kitchen island as usual, working away when an exploding bundle of energy and excitement burst through the doorway.  Let’s just start by saying that my son is a morning person.  I am usually up...

I’ve been hacked by Dan

Today, in response to a challenge to talk about the positive impact of the blogging community, Dan has “hacked” into my blog.  He is talking about the wonderful support and encouragement I’ve received from my fellow bloggers.  Oh and he does go on to...

7 To Sit: Checking In

How are you doing with 7 To Sit (our one-week challenge to eat at the table)? I’ve made it to the table for every meal so far.  And I’m finding it to be a great time to slow down, especially at breakfast, and spend some extra time chatting with the kids....