I have been known to rant a little about the fact that I think that many people will not allow themselves to become uncomfortable for the sake of someone else. Sorry in advance. I want you to think about the last time that you needed something, anything from someone else. Was it stressful? Even painful? ...

Have you ever had so many things to do that you don’t really know where to start? So you end up trying to make a plan and you spend so much time trying to make a plan that you really get nothing done? So then there you are at the very last minute before your deadline scrambling to get everything...

Yes, the time has come again. Our baby is ready for potty training. Once again I will be running through the house, toddler in tow, just to make it to the bathroom 3 seconds too late. I will be doing the “potty dance” of victory to help enthuse an otherwise unenthusiastic event. Really,...

I love being a mother. It is the single most important thing I have ever attempted to do. It is the most challenging but at the same time the most rewarding experience I could have ever dreamed of.  I really love having a new baby in the house. Especially since I didn’t have to carry or labor...

This post is part of "Laughter Lives! Tuesday" on the Riggs Family Blog. Check our their blog to read everyone else's "Laughter Lives!" posts. A couple of years ago some friends of ours invited us to their church. Our friend Matt was filling in for his father, Pastor Ray, who was the regular preacher...

Our littlest NumberFive has had a cough for the last few weeks. It started at the same time that we had all picked up a little virus so I didn’t worry too much about it. But our bedroom shares a wall with hers so I wake up every time she coughs. This loud dry cough. No runny nose or wheezing or...

As I was looking through my pictures for my earlier post I was reminded of the time I finally decided to order prints of all my digital photos. I love to scrap book, but have gotten so far behind because I never get prints. Let me just explain to you that I have 13,812 photos in IPhoto. They start from...