Having a child requires having lots of things. Clothes, diapers, toys, food items, furniture, etc. Heading into a different season in the north means looking through our closets and figuring out what we have and what we need for the next literal season of life. But where do you stop? Call me a newbie (because…
It was just a pair of pants. I would say I have a perfectionist side to me. I like things done on time and done the right way. I like things to be just so. I like things organized and for things to have a place. I like to take care of what we have,…
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…
Comparing. Oh how dangerous it is! Think of one thing that you do just because you are trying to keep up with someone else, keep up with what Pinterest is telling you to do, keep up with what your friend on facebook is doing, or keep up just because you think in the end, you…
I had all these grand ideas of how I was going to be the perfect stay-at-home-mom. As much as didn’t/don’t want to admit it, we go into parenthood with expectations. I made the mistake of telling Dan that I didn’t really have any expectations, but the more I thought about it, I so did! I…
