“Each one should test his own actions. Then he can take pride in himself, without comparing himself to somebody else, for each one should carry his own load.” (Galations 6:4-5) It is so easy in today’s society to compare ourselves to others. Cars, houses, salaries, rank, jobs, our bodies, our children…the list goes on and …
Posts by Stacy
Some days need a slow start
After taking a couple weeks off of our regular school schedule, I was looking forward to getting back to it today. It’s funny because it’s so easy to get out of our routine and then it’s hard to get back to it. Yet, both Emily and I do much better when we have a set …
Happy New Year 2011!
Happy New Year! Today is the start of a brand new year. In just a few days…20 to be exact…our family will be starting our brand new life. We are going to have a lot of FIRSTS & NEW things this next year! * My first time to PCS with the Army * My first …
New Year’s Eve Tradition
When Emily was 3 we started a tradition of having ice cream sundaes on New Year’s Eve and playing games on New Year’s Day. We wanted something that was fun and family friendly, but also easy to do. Unfortunately, Hubby couldn’t join us today, but we went ahead with the ice cream tradition! I guess …
Too Much Stuff!
As our cross country move is approaching, I’m finding myself overwhelmed with the amount of stuff that we have. I’ve already made several trips to the Salvation Army to purge some of it. We don’t have any LARGE things to get rid of, and I don’t want to take the time for a yard sale …
I want to be independent
Rumor has it, when I was a child I often said “I do it myself!”. I was, and still am, pretty “independent” – just like the misfit dentist called himself on “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” movie. I also grew up hearing “You only fail, if you fail to try”. Well, the reality is that sometimes you fail …
Is Santa hurting your child’s self esteem?
Let me preface this by saying that I don’t have a problem with kids believing in Santa. I think it’s fun, sweet, innocent, and embraces the spirit of giving. So, I’m not saying you should give that up at all. I would, however, like you to consider HOW you use Santa in your home. Imagine …
Silent Night, Holy Night
“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” ~ Luke 2:6-7 Last night I was sitting on the sofa, enjoying the …
40 Days To Go
40 days to go till Hubby graduates from training and we move to our first duty station!! We still don’t know where we are going! How’s that for trusting God? He has taken my need to be in control and turned it inside out till it turned into complete trust in HIS plan. I’m so …
Happy Thanksgiving
Sometime very late tonight, my Hubby is arriving home for the holiday! He’ll be here for a few days before heading back to training, so I’ll be unplugged mostly and spending all my time with him! We’ll be hanging out with his mom and grandmother too as they will be super excited to see him, …