Category: Home and Family

Here we are already back in August. I started thinking about this series last August when my grandmother passed away at age 90 and now, as I type, my mom is likely in her car, driving to visit her aunt, my grandmother’s sister, in her last days. Auntie Ruth is 101 years of age. In…

We are certainly in the thick of Summer now! Each of my three children has already been to at least one summer camp and all three had a blast at Vacation Bible School. It was wild for me to see my oldest move from just enjoying VBS to guiding younger children this year… and hearing…

I’ve decided to make a few changes to Memories to Share here on MomsToolbox. This is a project that is very near and dear to my heart. When my grandmother passed away last summer, reading her memories in a book I made her years before made me smile, thinking of her adventures as a teen,…

He is RISEN!! The tomb is empty, my friends… it was and it is. There is no denying that—  by anyone. And THAT is a BIG DEAL. Also, at my house, the Easter bunny has been here and is gone, too. (And he left chocolate as well as some of the best jelly beans ever,…

Hi friends. As much as I hate to fall behind, I have allowed it to happen and haven’t posted the past few weeks of the Memories to Share prompts. I am so sorry I let that happen. I don’t want you to miss out, though, so please find the four prompts in this post for…

I certainly didn’t meet my husband the way I thought that I would… he was siting in a table in my station where I was waiting tables, yet someone else had already picked up the table by the time I got to work. And still, we found a way to connect. And even though I…

This week’s prompt might, on the surface, seem a little strange. But I had a reason for including it. I think the memories that will come forward from this will have a lot more to do with just something to keep out the cold. Week 15’s prompt is: Tell about a favorite or memorable winter…

I have one brother. He’s four years older than I am and being his sister has always been an adventure! Of course we bickered as kids at times, but I’ve always loved him. I remember wishing as a child that we both had secret passageways from our closets so that when we got sent to…

My grandmother passed away this summer after 90 years of blessing those around her. She’s actually the inspiration for this whole series. Now, before you get this image of mild-mannered, quiet church lady who smiled sweetly all of the time, baked and all of that stuff “blessing’” and “grandmother” in the same sentence may conjure…

Well, here we are at the end of one year and the beginning of another. I love fresh starts. In my family, my mom made a major life altering decision one New Year’s Day that may not have been a resolution, but it sure turned out to be one of the best she could have…

Christmas morning means different things to different families. For some families it is all about Jesus. For other families it is all about Santa Claus. For most families, it is somewhere between the two. What was Christmas morning like when you were a child? What stands out to you the most? Consider the seemingly silly…