Ever since Dan’s parents told us about the Florida Keys and convinced us we would love it (and they couldn’t have been more right), we have found ourselves loving it the more we go. So when we were thinking about where we wanted to go for our 10 year anniversary trip (actual anniversary is in…
The gift of relationships and relating. Over the past year, I have had countless conversations with other mothers, asking about any question you could think of. I must say I don’t have much of a filter when it comes to asking questions, but I have learned that the best relationships I have, are with those…
Since I stopped scrapbooking, my picture taking has not decreased. In fact, it has only increased now having a child. I suppose I could forget about making a family album because really all of my pictures are of Mazy (and apparently we don’t have a life outside of her), but I still find value in…
This past week has been incredibly fun. My mom and dad, older sister, and her 4 girls came to visit for the weekend! It had been since Christmas since we had seen them, so it was wonderful to catch up, spend some quality time together, and just enjoy each other’s company. Needless to say, Mazy…
Creating a place of rest. Dan was gone for a week on a mission trip, so it was just me and the Mazers. Dan reminded me that a week is really nothing compared to some families, but nevertheless, it was a change of pace. Of course when Dan is gone, I always have a laundry…
Over a month ago I did a post about living excess. I had read a book “More or Less” by Jeff Shinabarger that really challenged me to think about how much excess I live with. I want to share the quote that made all the difference: “Excess is that thing that we could give away today, and…
