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Bacon and Spinach Cassrole

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015

baconI discovered a quick and delicious recipe that the family loves. I found a variation of this online, but modified it to fit our taste. The recipe I found online did not include onion or mushrooms. (more…)

Our daughters are watching

Monday, March 23rd, 2015

nothidingHey moms…. your daughters are watching you. They watch when you only eat lettuce for dinner. They watch when you beat yourself up over your pants being a little tighter than they were last time you wore them. They watch when you step on the scale and start to cry. They watch when you hide yourself in the back of the family pictures. They watch and they are learning from you. (more…)

Lloyd Weekly

Sunday, March 22nd, 2015

Lloyd_L016chalkboard-300x190Spring has arrived. I am so glad we have light longer at night. We have enjoyed being able to play outside once we arrive home in the afternoons. This week was much better than last week.  (more…)

ABC Bible Verses

Friday, March 20th, 2015

SRT_ABCI feel like we dropped the ball with Madilyn concerning the importance of Bible memorization. With Caleb it was easy. We went to a church that had an Awana’s program. The Awana program is designed for students to learn and memorize scripture. He also went to a private Christian school that focused on the importance of verse memorization. (more…)

Signs of Spring….

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

SpringThe first official day of spring is almost here. Spring is one of my favorite seasons. It is so full of vibrant colors and the temperatures are perfect for me.  The signs of spring are all around. (more…)

Family Dinners

Wednesday, March 18th, 2015

lamb_ribI find it very disturbing that many families no longer share a dinner time together. I know families that never eat dinner together for one reason or another. People look at me like I am crazy when they find out I cook almost every night of the week and we actually sit down as a family to eat. (more…)

Lloyd Weekly

Sunday, March 15th, 2015

Lloyd_L016chalkboard-300x190This week has just been a blah week. Sinus issues and dreary weather has made me feel icky all week. I am thankful that this weekend has presented us with nicer weather.  (more…)

Why I Blog….

Friday, March 13th, 2015

questionmarkI first started blogging in June of 2008. I started writing mostly to get my feelings out about my frustration with not being able to adopt after 3 very long years of working with the foster to adopt program and one year of working with a private agency. (more…)

Pizza Love

Thursday, March 12th, 2015

pizzaloveLove has become a very overused word in our vocabulary. One minute we say “I love my husband” and then in the next we say, “I love pizza.” Wow, our feelings for our husband and pizza are described using the same word. (more…)

March Motivation

Wednesday, March 11th, 2015

march_motivationThis is the quote that will be my fitness motivation during the month of March. I have placed it on my computer monitor so I will see it daily while at work.

It is so easy to think about giving up without thinking of the regret that will also come with giving up.  (more…)