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Are You Willing to Do What It Takes to End Racism?
Social media sites are abuzz with varying opinions on the recent death of George Floyd. I’ve read everything from outrage over his senseless murder and the looting and destruction that has followed to outrage over the outrage because it’s not enough to simply be outraged. I’ve read justifications for the violence and rioting that has ensued. I’ve seen countless blame statements pitting one set of beliefs against another. I’ve read people calling for action to end racism in post after post…yet no action is following. I’ve seen hashtags and links to organizations where you can simply cut a check and throw money at this problem as if that is the…
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3 Ways You Can Positively Impact the Immigration Problem Right Now
Unless you live under a rock, you have probably heard of this issue known as immigration. Our country is at its wit’s end; yet another subject that seems to be causing more division among Americans. Even people from other countries are watching what we are doing here in the States, judging our every move and throwing in their two cents. Regardless of your stance on the issue, there is one thing that we can agree on…people feel helpless. We have elected officials to represent us in our government and they are the ones tasked with the responsibility of sitting down and discussing these issues and coming up with a resolution…
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Is Your Parenting Style Hurting Your Child?
This post has been weighing on my heart for a long time…I’m talking years. This particular aspect of parenting keeps creeping into my life and then I get busy and forget about it, but it’s one that I think is important to discuss. Now, this post is mainly for parents, however, I know I have at least a few teen readers out there and I would love to get your perspective on this topic as well. Please don’t be shy! Leave me a comment with your thoughts so we can some more insight into whether or not this phenomenon actually exists and if it does, what we can do as…
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My Cauliflower Pizza Crust Adventure
I am an Army wife and a mother of 7. I also grew up with 8 brothers and 4 sisters. There are few things in life that intimidate me. Cauliflower crust was one of them. I have always envied my friends’ pictures of their cauliflower crusts knowing that it was probably something I could do, but I was always afraid to try for some reason. I’ve been cooking since I was 5 years old, so it’s not like I’m a novice in the kitchen. I have just always been intimidated by the thought of making my own cauliflower crust. Yesterday, in an effort to serve healthier foods to my family,…
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My One Small Miracle
There is no way that anyone will ever be able to convince me that there isn’t a God. Ever. Today is one example of why… Tomorrow is my son Jonathan’s high school graduation. Let me give you a little background on the boy. He is somewhat of a freak of nature as far as kids are concerned. He rarely ever cried unless he was hungry or needed his diaper changed. I don’t ever remember having to spank him or discipline him in any way other than the one time his older brother was being a super butthead to him and Jonathan got so angry he punched Michael…and then cried because…
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Thoughts on Time and the One Word That Drives Me Nuts
Let’s discuss time and how we spend it. I think if we looked at time in the same way we look at money we would be more discerning in how we spent it. If you were only given $24 in your day would you really choose to spend $3 surfing Facebook? See, that right there was a game-changer when you put it into perspective. Why do we value money to the point that we go to great lengths to save it any chance we get (ie, coupons, Black Friday shopping, BOGOs…) but when we have an opportunity to save time (ie. turning the TV off, getting off of devices, logging…
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It’s Time for Our Country to do Some Soul-Searching
I am a firm believer in leading by example. It’s not an easy thing to do, but if we at least keep that as the gold standard and try our best to live up to it, I believe we would all be better for it. When we look at our society, we see an epidemic among our children that is costing them their lives…some through suicide, others through school shootings. This epidemic is bullying and it’s nothing new. All of us have most likely been bullied at one time or another by a neighbor, a mean kid at school, a coach, a sibling, or even a parent. The act of…
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The Mom Machine
Growing up in a large family, our house was pretty much chaos 24/7. I think my mom liked it that way. If the house was too quiet she seemed uncomfortable. She slept with the television on just for background noise…come to think of it, the television was ALWAYS on, not because anyone was watching it but because Mom liked the noise. My mom did a lot for our family. She kept the crazy together if you know what I mean. Dad worked a ridiculous number of hours each week to provide for all of us and Mom kept the house running. It’s just how our family worked. Now that I…
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He Who Humbles Himself Shall Be Exulted
Remember the last couple of weeks before New Years when everyone was chatting it up about all of the great things they were going to accomplish in the new year? Remember that? Yeah, me too. I was one of those people with a list of resolutions this and goals that…what the heck? I don’t know about you but I’m getting my butt kicked by 2018 and we’re only 4 weeks in! Now, some may think this is a bad thing…most actually…however, I have been doing some reading and apparently when life hands you a bucket of worms you’re supposed to go fishing or something like that. There’s supposed to be some deeper…
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The Life Lesson That Hurricane Harvey Has Taught Us
It’s currently 12:32 a.m. By all accounts, I should be in bed. I have 5 teens/preteens to get up and out the door in roughly 5 hours. Why, then, am I writing a blog post? Well, when the spirit strikes you listen…that’s what writers do. I’ll make this one short and sweet because, despite what the spirit may think, I’m darn tired. Let’s talk about Hurricane Harvey for a moment, shall we? My husband spent over 2 years in Texas on a mission with his National Guard unit, specifically in the Austin area. Texas was like a second home to him, and we have many friends who are still in…
