On New Year’s Day…

January 1.  I love a fresh start, don’t you? I love opening up a fresh planner, turning to a new month, and dreaming of the possibilities. I also love the thought of improving on the month or year past and setting goals for myself, personally and professionally, as we move into a new chapter. So,

My Noondayversary: Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead

One year ago this week, after much prayer and counsel, I fought back huge insecurities and doubts about myself and my abilities and signed up to become an Independent Ambassador for the Noonday Collection. My thought process was pretty simple: I felt God calling me to do more for the vulnerable around me. There were

My 2017 Word

This week at church, one of our pastors challenged us to choose a word as your goal/motto for the year ahead in lieu of making resolutions. Since I really didn’t have many resolutions in mind other than continuing in my quest to get up before the kids each day (we are 1 for 3 so

Revisiting My 2016 Goals…

So, just for kicks, I thought it’d be fun on this last day of 2016 to revisit the goals I set for myself this year.  1) Intentional 1-on-1 Time with Each Kid I actually think I did really well with this one. We did all sorts of “dates” with the kids this year –  movies,

August 1st Dreaming…

Well, hey, August, hey! So glad to finally see you! I’ve been waiting for August 1st for quite some time. I’ll keep it real, y’all – July was NOT my jam. It was long, slow, hot, and full of boredom, truthfully. I’m sure I’ll be wishing for a July day come October or so, but

Goals for May

Well, hey there new month! I am SO ready for you. Y’all, April was hard, and I am SO excited to have it behind me so we can move on to better, less sad things. Let’s look back first… March 30th, we got our first referral call. March 31st, we learned this little boy’s file

Monday Pinspirations

Ah, Monday…we meet again. So, today, I’m sharing a few of my favorite Pins from the week for a little Monday Pinspiration! Let’s go! ONE. I love this challenge from “The Abundant Mama” blog. One of my goals for 2016 was to get up BEFORE my kids in order to start my day in the

September Goals

September. Ahhhh, one of my absolute favorite months of the year. School is starting again, college football is coming back (WHOOP!), life goes back to a somewhat predictable routine, bed times get earlier (ALL the praise hands), pumpkin everything comes out on the shelves, and the heat at least minimally decreases…some days. 😉  With all

Summer Goals

Preschool is officially over for both kids, the splash pads are open, and we have very little on the calendar (during the week at least) for the foreseeable future. That must mean one thing…summer is here! 🙂  This year absolutely FLEW by, and the kids have grown SO much I can hardly believe it. Although