Is prayer a burden for you?

I just got back from enjoying a couple hours at the pool with a new friend here in Nashville who invited me and the kids to hang out with her this morning. Of course we stayed longer than we should have (it’s so hard to pull kids away from a pool!), so I was hurrying [...]

Happy Father’s Day

I hope each and every dad out there know what a special role God has equipped him for. I know holidays can often bring feelings of hurt, sadness and anger instead of the expected joy and celebration.
Regardless of the experience you have with your own father, I pray that you celebrate him today in the [...]

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

As I sit here trying to wrap up my day and prepare for tomorrow, I have “The Next Food Network Star” on in the background and I heard one of the contestants utter this quote. As someone who believes strongly in pursuing your passions, I love hearing others who are willing to do whatever it [...]

Kariss’ Tooth

We had the distinct privilege of traveling to Atlanta this past weekend. ( I love that we’re now within driving distance of so many of our friends so we can do fun things like making a day trip for a birthday party!) We attended the dual birthday party of the Gurkin boys (they both share [...]

No humidity + no hurricanes = heaven on earth for Sami

It’s June, right?
I was actually cold yesterday! And today it’s in the 60’s, sunny, and no humidity! I cannot tell you thrilled I am that not only am I missing out on the start of hurricane season in Florida, but that I’m able to voluntarily sit outside in the middle of June without sweating! Ah, [...]

Kid quotes

Kariss, “Britton, you better come get me!”
Britton, “Oh my! I better go scare her!”

Candy Coupons

“Do you have coupons for candy? Do we get to buy some?”
I just received my coupons for free chocolate from the Mars “Real Chocolate Relief Act” promotion (click here to find out how to get yours!), and Britton saw me clipping them when he said the above quote.
Is it sad that my kids know we only [...]

Too fast too soon?

My little fish of a daughter who loves to swim and just one month ago had me counting down “how many naps” until swim team started all of a sudden won’t put her feet in the lap pool!
Today was her first day of swim practice, and she spent more time hanging on the wall in [...]

It’s All About the Coffee

For weeks I’ve been asking the kids what they think daddy would like for his birthday and Kariss always answers the same thing, “Coffee”
Can’t argue with the kid.
However, I thought Ricky might desire something around than the thing he is surrounded by most of every day.
So when Ricky came home today, Kariss immediately approached [...]

Happy Birthday, Ricky!

One thing that I’ve learned about my husband is that I can tell how people know him by what they call him…
*If they’ve met him through Starbucks, they know him as Richard (there was already a Rick and a Ricky when he first started there 6 years ago, so he’s been Richard ever since!)
*If people met [...]