Monthly Archives: May 2011 When I was 18 years old, I boarded a plane in Houston and traveled for 28 hours to Dumaguete, on the island of Negros in the Philippines. I spent my time there helping at the Dumaguete Christian Academy and working with missionaries Melvin and Carolyn Meade. During my time there I fell in love with...  Stalking is creepy. Even when it’s the grocery store doing the stalking. Or especially when it’s the grocery store. Maybe it’s just me, but it’s creeps me out a little knowing that they know that I use Quilted Northern toilet paper and L’oreal mascara and that my kids consume two boxes of Cheerios a week.... Something is terribly wrong with that equation. On this day after Mother’s Day, shouldn’t I feel refreshed and relaxed – ready to take on the world? Or at the very least two active toddlers? Instead I’m exhausted and completely worn out. When I find the energy to unload pictures from my camera I will post...  I would not be the mother I am today without my mom! I am so thankful for her, especially now that I am a mother. I can’t even count the number of times she has come running over when I didn’t feel well or was just feeling overwhelmed and needed help. I’m also super... Mother’s Day is a funny thing. It was created as a day to honor our mothers, but just nine years after the first official Mother’s Day was celebrated in the United States, the woman credited with the creation of the holiday, Anna Jarvis, was protesting against the excessive commercialization of the day. Several years later, she... |
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