I love autumn. It is my favorite time of year and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Sometimes, we are in danger of losing the celebratory nature of this holiday in the there-are-only-SIX-weeks-until-Christmas madness that accompanies this time of year. I fight that temptation hard in our home. A posture of gratitude is crucial…
Category Archives: family fun
My Favorite Movie(s)
I have never considered myself indecisive. When I looked at this prompt {part of Toni’s 30 Day challenge} to share my favorite movie with you, the answer came to my mind immediately. Fried Green Tomatoes All-time-favorite-could-watch-it-several-times-in-a-row-favorite-movie. And, I was all set to hit publish on this post and call it a day. Then, I started…
It’s summer..what to do, what to do?
Miss S. graduated last week, yesterday was Jared and Matt’s last day of school for the year and Jason finishes up on June 15th. I will have four teenagers and a nine month old Sweet Pea to entertain this summer and the concept was daunting to me. I was inspired by Amy from The Finer…
Making the most of small spaces
It has been almost a year since we downsized from our 3400+ square foot home to 1400 square feet of cozy living space. I am fairly certain I hear God chuckle on nights like this: with girls and their babes gathered in to “hang out” and watch movies. I know my heart sings when I…
Unplugged
It was serene. It was relaxing. Time spent reveling in the uniqueness of my children and the sheer handsomeness of my husband. Time spent laughing with friends and playing board games. Roasting marshmallows, making smores and chatting by the fire. Watching my boys stoke the fire, enthralled by every spark and ember. I unplugged this…
Fun and Marriage
Do those two words even go together? They should! But sometimes with the busyness of life, the chaos of raising children and the monotony of the daily grind we can lose sight of the fact that we should be enjoying life with our spouse. That is a dangerous place to be as fun is a…
Teen/Tween Thursday- Family Time
This week I would like to expand on a post I wrote earlier in the week. When parenting teens/tweens quality family time can be difficult. Our kids don’t necessarily want to spend time with us. Let’s face it: we are not cool (at least to our kids ) This week I recognized the importance of…
March Madness Mama Style
Image via Wikipedia I have never been a big basketball fan- football, yes! Basketball, not so much. That was before I had kids- boys, to be specific. My two oldest have been playing some type of sport since they were in kindergarten. Jason settled on soccer and Jared has settled on basketball. ESPN is on…
Of Love and Snowstorms
Our pastor reminded us Sunday that love is a verb, an action, a choice. After being trapped snowed in with my family all week I can certainly attest to this fact. You know you love your testosterone driven hubby and boys when: the cries of “doorknob” and subsequent running through (your much smaller than before,…
Family Friday- Baking Day
My boys are growing up so fast! Matt, our youngest, turned 12 last week! Yes, twelve! Unbelievable! As time goes by so quickly, I find that I have to be purposeful about finding activities and things to do with the boys for quality “mama/son” time. There are so many external things vying for their attention…
