If You are here from MOPS – Awesome! Imperfect Moms Welcome. (And free goodies…)
Thanks for visiting me here. If you are an imperfect mom like me, you have found a home. (Or at least a place to have a lukewarm cup of coffee.) For those of us who know it's better to do things as a tribe than alone (cause what's the fun in that?) Check out my...
Why I Didn’t Feel Close to One of My Kids… And What I Did About It
I know - it's the worst thing a mom can admit (well that and admitting that sitting through hours of sporting events really isn't that fun...) but there have been times in my parenting that I didn't feel close to one of my kids. Justen is a bright, smart, funny kid...
How to be Married to a Super Awesome (!!!) Expressive Like Me
How to be Married to a Super Awesome (!!!) Expressive Like Me by Kathi Lipp (Check out our guide to finding out your personality type !) When figuring out which of the four personality types (analytic, driver, amiable, expressive) you are, most of the time you will be...
Who Knows Where You Are?
Roger and I were sitting around the dinner table with our next door neighbor, a recently retired teacher who has a fondness for cats and is happy to babysit our kitten while we travel. We, in exchange, make sure she has plants that are watered on a regular basis. She...
How to be Married to an Analytic by Roger Lipp
How to be Married to an Analytic by Roger Lipp (Check out our guide to finding out your personality type !) For those of you who have met Kathi, it will not be much of a surprise when I tell you that she is an “expressive”. Of the four personality types (analytic,...
Tomorrow is Taking Care of You Tuesday
Tomorrow is Taking Care of You Tuesday I have a wonderful friend who is great at taking care of everyone else. She is the hardest worker I've ever met. She has a full time job, a busy family and a growing ministry. She is a very busy girl. She and I have been working...
Marriage and the Four Personality Types
One of the biggest key for the peace that Roger and I experience in our relationship is the understanding of our personality types. We understood from an early point in our marriage that opposites do indeed attract - but they can also drive each other crazy. For the...
Foodie Friday – Fast Food at Home: Grown Up Grilled Cheese
Don't underestimate the power of Fast Food at Home. And the humble grilled cheese can be a very satisfying meal with a cup of soup or a fresh little salad. The other advantage is that grilled cheese can be a DYI kinda meal - if one kid can't stand tomatoes - no...
Meal Planning Made Simple on Today’s Focus on the Family
Thanks for visiting! We're glad you're here. If you want the freezer instructions for my Chicken Cacciatori (and nineteen of my other favorite freezer recipes,) check out my Facebook Page and download the free ebook: Six Chicks Freeze and Fix - How to Start a Freezer...