Springtime in Paris

It’s springtime in Paris which can only mean one thing…The French Open at Rolland Garros! Ah, la terre battu…what I wouldn’t give to get my white socks dirty on that red clay and munch on a baguette!!! You think they need me to come out there and offer my money saving tips in French? A [...]

The Hurried Path

I just had the priviledge of editing the June Newsletter for Intentional Moms and the last paragraph was so practical and poignant that I wanted to share it with you:
Wisdom says we prepare for tomorrow. Scripture says to pay attention to today since it is all we have been given and granted. We can actually [...]

These are a few of my favorite things…

*Peanut Butter & Jelly on fresh bread (and on rice cakes too!)
*Finding my favorite movie on tv, even though I own it and have seen it a million times (especially if it involves Meg Ryan or Reese Witherspoon)
*Hearing my kids belly laugh
*Winning a trip to Disney World for my whole family! (it hasn’t happened yet, [...]

Cone Chili Recipe

CONE CHILI
I make a few variations of this, but this version is by far the easiest! Yummy and fast – plenty to freeze for later too!
1 lb ground beef (or you can substitute chicken)
1/2 onion, finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
combination of chili powder, garlic salt, sea salt, black pepper, cumin, red pepper flakes
1 can [...]

Running of the chips…

I was just pouring chocolate chips into a measuring cup while making my Flourless Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip cookies. Obviously the sound tantalized my four year old, who promptly scampered into the kitchen.
I have never heard or seen a child move so fast.
Is that bad that she can recognize the sound of chocolate chips falling [...]

Mommy…according to Britton

At church on Saturday night, they decided to ask the 3 year old’s to describe their mom’s in honor of Mother’s Day. Here’s what Britton gave to me when I picked him up…scarily accurate, from the mouth of my baby boy!

No tag at the Y

First of all, I need to say again how much I appreciate having YMCA’s close by – I love having a neighborhood outlet where I can exercise, have someone watch my kids and meet new friends.
When you drop off your kids, they give you a brightly colored tag with a number to clip on your [...]

Freeze Dance

It’s been raining all week here in Nashville, which I don’t mind because it makes it seem like it’s cold outside, which I love! The kids favorite inside family game, aside from the extensive game of Hide & Seek outlined below, is Freeze Dance. I play music and sporadically pause it and we all have [...]

Hide & Seek – the Cone Kids Version

This is how our kids play hide & seek:
Britton: “I try to hide, and you try to find me…over there”
Needless to say, it’s a short, but enthusiastic, game.

Scripture Memorization – Psalm 23

It’s Monday, so it’s Scripture Memorization time!
Today’s lesson is on teaching Psalm 23. It’s six verses, and typically I recommend a verse a week, but you can teach this to your kids in a month if you work on it at different times throughout your day. There is no tune to this, and feel free [...]