Category: Home and Family

  • What would God think of my to-do list?

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    This morning I finished reading Hebrews with Hebrews 13. It felt very much like a gentle reminder of how I can live as God intended: 1. Love each other 2. Entertain strangers (You never know who the angels are) 3. Remember prisoners and the mistreated 4. Honor marriage 5. Do not love money … and…

  • Ya gotta have friends to throw a baby shower

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    Okay, so that’s an obvious one… Who else would you host a baby shower for other than a friend? But, other than that, ya gotta have friends to make it just right… or at least it certainly helps. A few weekends ago I hosted a baby shower along with 2 other women. Karen, an amazing…

  • Discovering Houston’s Discovery Green

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    Friday night we took the older two kiddos to Discovery Green, Houston’s newest outdoor park and entertainment venue. The park was hosting a dog jumping competition, a short film festival and a zydeco concert… all for free. We valet parked at one of the restaurants, cruised by the dogs and the kids made a bee-line…

  • PJ Pancake Breakfast Bash

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    While trying to figure out how to celebrate our soon-to-be two-year-old’s birthday in an already action-packed day, my husband came up with the idea of inviting the girls in our neighborhood (instead of the usual long list of all our friends) over for a breakfast celebration. It wasn’t long after that I saw a flower-shaped…

  • Planning summer fun

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    Summer brings a lack of schedule in parenting that can be absolutely glorious, as well as extremely frustrating for me. I love that I don’t have to usher my kids out the door early every weekday morning. And I love that I have a lot of free time with my kids to play with them, talk…