Kimberly's Expressions

Usually we don't have to fight with Ava to eat her dinner. However, this evening what should have been a 10 minute dinner, became closer to a 45 minute dinner. At some point during the meal, Ava and I had the following conversation... Ava: But Mommy, I just want candy. Me: Sorry, but you have to eat your food. That's just the way it is. Ava: But Mommy, it's so hard to eat my food! Me: It's not hard. You are making it harder than it needs to be. I wonder how many times we tell God, "But God, it's so hard to do what you've commanded me to do." And I wonder if God would like to say, "It's not hard. You are making it harder than it needs to be." We so often have our eyes on "the candy" when God is telling us that we need to eat "the good food." God knows what is best for us, He knows what our opinions are, and ultimately, He is still the One to be obeyed. So maybe we need to just pull it together, and do what He is tel...

As you grow May you always know Just how much you're loved. Thank you, God, for our amazing little boy. Words cannot express a parent's love, and so we know you understand.

Here are some encouraging and refreshing words from Queen of the Castle by Lynn Bowen Walker:   As I sat on the gym floor waiting for my son's wrestling practice to finish, I read a magazine article about women who own their own businesses. Each had a specialty. A niche. Something that made her company different from all the others. I got to thinking about that in the light of homemaking. Isn't that true of us too? Aren't we all keepers of the home differently, depending on our interests, our energy level, the ages and number of our children, our family's priorities?.... Our spiritual gifts, too, help determine our niche as homemakers. If God has gifted us with hospitality, our homes might draw friends for warm chocolate chip cookies...and a listening ear. If God has gifted us in serving, our homes might be bustling hubs of meal preparation for the sick...or places where baby clothes are laundered and readied to be brought to crisis pregnancy centers. If God has...

These envelopes turned into small gift bags are just too easy, versatile, handy, cheap, convenient, and cute to not pass along to you! I recently came across the idea and posted about it on my Mommyhood Corner blog. Because this particular idea isn't kid-specific, I wanted to share it with you, too. So, in case any of you are needing a cute little bag in a pinch and for free, here you go... View Tutorial