Are you considering making Easter baskets for grown ups? I thought that I was terrible at hospitality. I believed it was only about entertaining people in my home. This idea of hospitality always filled me with anxiety about my guests noticing my dirt, dust and dog hair. Jennifer Smith‘s devotional, Wife After God, opened my eyes. I realized that…
I have loved bunny books since childhood. I suppose my Easter Sunday birth forever forged my attachment to rabbits. My oldest daughter’s room is decorated with the Peter Rabbit tea set from my nursery and old Peter Rabbit books I found in my grandmother’s antique shop. Both of my daughters have favorite stuffed bunnies that…
Being an Easter baby, Easter baskets are one of my most favorite traditions! I loved coming up with this list of Easter basket ideas for preschoolers (and toddlers, too). This list is as much for me as it is for you, my readers, because I want the “Easter Bunny” to remember to fill my toddler and…
I have struggled with loving myself for as long as I can remember. As a teenager, I longed to be taller and curvier, prettier and more athletic. When I finally hit a growth spurt towards the end of high school, I gained male attention and, in turn, a small boost in self confidence. In college, I had more than enough…
Often, on New Year’s Eve, I publish a post filled with photos and happenings from the past year. (Here are the posts from 2012 and 2013.) A look back at last year I’ve been putting off the 2014 post because it is difficult to write. Earlier today, I re-read the Bible verse for the 2014-2015 Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)…
