Dear Abby-without-a-last-name, I’m still trying to figure out which Abby you are, since a quick search of the 3,489 comments on my blog turned up multiple Abby’s. And so, since I don’t know who this specific Abby is, you get a whole post dedicated just to you. What you probably didn’t know when you placed [...]

If you’re just showing up today, I’ve posted five installments complete with pictures and videos from this past weekend’s Christmas ‘O Fun with my Starlite leaders. To help you keep the story straight, here’s the order you should read them in: First, read about our trip to Chuck E. Cheese where my girls went wild [...]

When we woke up on Sunday morning, the girls were treated to a really good breakfast courtesy of blog reader and real-life friend, Dana. Not only did Dana (pictured below with her cute baby!) bring the girls chocolate milk and doughnuts, but she also brought them chicken biscuits. Note: the rest of this post is [...]

After we left Pump It Up, we headed to one of our partner churches to spend the night. We connected with this church a couple of years ago and, since then, I have grown to love this particular church more each time I’ve visited. They hosted us for the night in their youth area which, [...]

Once we got to Pump It Up and the girls saw the two arenas full of various inflatables, they went crazy. The minute we got in the room, they were pulling off coats, mittens and shoes and literally throwing themselves onto the inflatables. Okay, I was one of the first ones out there. What can [...]

And the surprises continue! After finishing up at Chuck E. Cheese, we surprised the girls with a trip to Steak ‘n Shake for some milkshake goodness in whatever flavor their little hearts desired. The funniest part was when everyone’s milkshake arrived — except mine! Perhaps a divine nudge in honor of the (Not So) Little [...]

I know you all have been waiting on pins and needles to find out exactly what we surprised our college girls with this past weekend and who am I to keep the goodness from you? And trust me, it was good. In order to cover everything, I’ll be putting five (FIVE!) different posts up today, [...]

This is a really, really important question to me and I’d honestly like to know your answer. I think most of us that read the blog that are Christians would agree that the most important decision you make in life is accepting Christ into your heart. Agreed. Done. Finished. But what’s the next most important [...]

Earlier today, I found myself walking across the college campus in our town where our volunteers and leaders go to school. As I watched their cute 19 year old selves flounce around, I suddenly felt a little pride in my outfit for the day, a black dress with jean jacket, cute black heels and some [...]

Last night, 7:13 p.m. Me: “Katie? Are you at home?” Katie: “No, I’m at dinner with some friends… but what’s wrong?” Me: “I… I… {sob} justneedtotaaaaaaalk.” Katie: “Go directly to my house.  The door is unlocked.  Go to my bedroom, get in my bed and I’ll be right there.” Me: {sob, sob, sniffle}  Ten minutes [...]