"Hey ms west how is baby jase can I see you soon". That was the text I received earlier this week, complete with punctuation errors and all. He has food to eat and nice clothes to wear. He also has a dad that's MIA, no family around, and a mom who works ALL THE TIME to buy the food and the ...
Illustrated Faith AKA: Bible Journaling
I am not the best at studying my bible. I'm just going to be honest and say that, even when I could squeeze in the time, I didn't have the desire to actually study. So outside of Sunday School class, church sermons, and the occasional bible study, I haven't cracked open the Word too much. Even ...
AWANA Grand Prix
Each year during AWANA, our church has a Grand Prix car race. Each child takes home a car to design and decorate. The cars have to be sanded.... And then painted. And decorated to their hearts content. This year, Kyndall wanted an Olaf car and Libby wanted a princess car. They were ...
Favorite Children’s Books
Ya'll! Did you know that Read Across America week is next week, March 3-6? It's one of my favorite weeks as a librarian, but also as a mom. It's the week that everyone celebrates reading! So in preparation for that, the girls and I thought we would share our favorite children's books with ...
A Heaviness Among the Light
I woke up the other night from a dream so real I had tears streaming down my face. It took everything in me not to wake Justin and have him go check, or watch the kids while I checked. I don't know if I should blame reading Lori Harris' blog or the text I received earlier in the day or the fact ...
Currently
For the last week and a half, the girls have been delayed or out of school every single day due to inclement weather. For those of us in the south, that means the temperature is below freezing. I know it sounds crazy to those of you who operate in these conditions all winter long, but us southerners ...
