One of my favorite things about small towns is the festivals! From Crawfish Festival in Woodbine, Georgia, to the Kolache Festival in Prague, Oklahoma, you have to give some props to the creativity of names at least! This month, on the #SmallTownUSA linky, we're celebrating these weekends of sketchy rides, deep fried food, homemade crafts, and local entertainment. Our little town is home to the Watermelon Festival. And yes, Russellville is, in fact, the watermelon capital of Alabama. So ... [Read More]
School Clothes, School Supplies, and Boots for Momma! {Back to School Preparations}
Two weeks from today, my daughter will start her last year of middle school. {Hold me, please.} It's not that I want to go back to the days of diapers and late night feedings. Nor do I wish to return to potty training and the never ending sounds of Barbie princess movies. I really don't even miss spelling lists or working on multiplication tables {probably because we still end up needing to do those}. But somehow knowing that this time next year we'll be staring at her first high school class ... [Read More]
What I Learned in July
Before we go further I need to say this: I am not convinced today is July 31. Seriously, I'm pretty sure I've been dreaming and I'm going to wake up and it will still be 2012 because there is no way we're already through with seven months of 2013. But, just to cover all my bases, I'm going to assume iCal is correct and today is indeed the last day of July and this time next month I'll be getting ready for Labor Day and wondering where August went . . . That said, I've determined I ... [Read More]
On Weaknesses and Parenting
I've been writing a lot more about parenting lately. Not because I have all the answers ... quite the opposite in fact. It seems I basically coasted through the first 12 years of being a mom. My girl was never really sick, potty trained easily, wasn't clingy, ate well, had lots of friends, and in general was a delightful person. But something crazy happens when a girl turns 13. Or maybe it's just that something crazy happens to a mom when her girl turns 13. Either way, life since February ... [Read More]
{Sunday Scripture} Psalm 104:33
We don't sing as many hymns in church these days as we did when I was growing up. But once a month, I go with our Senior Adults to the nursing home and we drag out the old hymnals and sing all of their favorites. There is just something about those old hymns that brings a sweet peace to my spirit. As we begin a new week, I encourage you to sing some of those old standards of the faith. And just out of curiosity, what is your favorite hymn? ... [Read More]
Pouring Rain, Power Outages, Panicking Dogs, & Proclaiming the Best Book of 2013
I may have mentioned here {or on Facebook, I can't remember because I'm over 40 and I have a teenager and my brain can only store so much data and that space it totally full with the due date for ads for the football program and asking people to save their empty toilet paper rolls so we can use them to make spirit sticks ... because really, what says "Go Team!" like a toilet paper roll filled with candy? ... now what was I saying ???} ... Pouring Rain Oh yeah, it's been raining here in ... [Read More]
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