The incident happened quickly, and even though I’ve read all the tips, I was caught off-guard. Thankfully nothing bad happened to any of us, but those split seconds and that moment stayed with me. I realized that one different choice earlier...
Welcome to Life in Lape Haven!
Welcome to my adventures, and the lessons learned, as I pour my heart into creating a Christ-centered home and haven for my sweet and nerdy husband and our three little ninjas. In our haven, my “Mommy Motto” is found in Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction; faithful in prayer.”
A Fun Way to Teach Your Children About God’s Great Commission
I was ten-years-old when God first sparked a heart for a mission trip in me. While I knew that we needed to share the gospel with...
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10 Homemade Family Costume Ideas & How We Made Them
I know I’ve mentioned a few times in the past how much our family likes doing costumes (see Elijah & the Ninja Skills, for...
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Tried It Tuesday: How to Dye Dry Pasta
This year our church’s Vacation Bible School was one of my favorite themes ever. “Maker Fun Factory” was a very hands-on...
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A Review of Roseanna White’s A NAME UNKNOWN
When my family went on vacation this summer, we went through Maryland, and when I saw a certain Maryland city on the map as we...
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Inspired by More than Just Making It by Erin Odom, The Humbled Homemaker (This post may contain affiliate links, which means at no additional cost to you, I may receive a small commission when you use the link.) MORE THAN JUST MY STORY...
And How It Challenged Me As A Mom It was Elijah’s last day of first grade. He came home, excited for summer and with creative plans for using up all his leftover school supplies (no way, kid – those glue sticks are unopened! You can take them...
Somehow our littlest guy, Isaiah, turned 7-months-old this week. Seriously, time has FLOWN by. And yet, it’s still gone slowly enough to remind me that life with a newborn or infant can be challenging. What was once normal and routine gets...
Last week our family went on a little getaway, the first with all three of our boys. Since we weren’t sure how well 6-month-old Isaiah would travel (he won’t take a bottle or pacifier at all, which has been fun), we knew we might have to make...
The other day I was gathering everything up and ready to head out the door to the grocery store with my two youngest boys when Josiah decided it would be a good time to ask Mommy for a cup of milk. Since milk was already on the shopping list...