A Book, a Blog, and a Challenge
First off, I wanted to tell you about a book I just finished that I loved. It's called Saving CeeCee Honeycutt and it's about a middle school girl from the north who is suddenly relocated to Savannah to live with an aunt she had only met as a baby. It's a bright,...
How to Remove Laundry Stains: My Sister-in Law Lucinda’s Sure-Fire Stain Removal Method
How to Remove Laundry Stains. An Expert's Guide My sister-in-law, Lucinda, is one of my favorite people on the planet (and not just because she is the main caretaker to the cutest kid under 18 on the planet, my niece, Elsa...) She's a great cook, a huge encouragement...
Taking Care of the Caretaker
I have had several people in my life, recently, who have been through the journey of cancer. Besides friends, my mom has had two cancers in the past couple of years (uterin and skin,) and has come through each of those situations with grace, healthy, and a fast...
Really a Dream Come True: After Two Long Years: “My Husband is a Hottie” T-Shirts are Here!
I've had a dream. A dream about T-shirts. And I love how God can work out the silliest of dreams and bless some marriages along the way... Here's the story: Ever since I wrote THE HUSBAND PROJECT, I've wanted to have a T-shirt that says, "My Husband is a Hottie". It...
How to Rebuild a Life – Planning a Garden
It has been a busy couple of years. Panic-inducing, crazy-making busy. But this year (my just keep swimming year...) I am trying to figure out how to love my God more, love my husband better, be more present for my kids, live a nourishing life, and grow my...
Unique Ways to Say I Love You on Valentines Day
In Celebrations of Valentines Day, here is one of my most requested articles: Unique Ways to Say I Love You on Valentines Day Today - I want you to leave a Valentine in the comments - Tell me why you love that special person in your life - Declare your love to the...
Making sure your Valentines Day doesn’t stink
Birthdays, Mother's Day, and Valentines Day - the Holy Trinity of potential dooms days... Every other commercial is setting up half the planet's population for a disappointment in less than a week. The overriding theme? If someone doesn't get you bling next Monday,...
The Healthy reason why I didn’t post for a week…
I'm trying to make some big hairy changes in my life. If you've read this blog for any length of time, you know that weight is an issue for me. I go up, I go down. I struggle. But this is my "Just keep swimming" year. I have been seeing a counselor who is helping me...
And the Winner is… Everyone
OK. One of you won more than the others... Heidi Jacobi says: January 23, 2011 at 9:55 pm is the randomly drawn name from all of our WONDERFUL entries for the first every Dory Contest. (I'm so glad that the winner was not picked by who was trying the hardest. I would...
Me and Max
Sorry - it's been a very Kathi-centric week. But this is just too good not to share. You see that guy there, next to me, in the poster? That would be Max Lucado. Yeah. That Max Lucado. (How many Max Lucados do you know?) So if you have ever been one of those moms in a...




