A friend of mine shared this mantra on her Facebook wall a couple of weeks ago, and I haven't been able to get it out of my head: "Keep doing the hard things until the hard things become the easy things." Isn't that the essence of discipline? Choose to do the hard things -- even…
The following post is from Jo-Lynne of Musings of a Housewife: It's all the rage. Dressy shorts. Yes, even with heels! Do you dare? I've been debating it for some time. I like the look. But it's a bit out of my comfort zone. Not that I don't wear shorts. I do -- with tank…
I am counting down the days to my 30th birthday, and I couldn't be more excited! Truly! As I was brainstorming ways to celebrate here on the blog, I couldn't help but think that 30 lists of {30} items would be just about perfect for my type-A, list-making self. Join me for the next month…
I'm unsure if it's because we got married so young or because my ears only heard the negatives. Still, I heard so many times that marriage is hard, that it takes so much work, and that love is a choice that sometimes the pitter-patter of my heart when my husband walks into the room, catches…
A few weeks ago, I shared the story of the struggles Sean and I went through after the birth of our third daughter. Every marriage must face some kind of conflict or uncertainty at some point to grow stronger, and I can honestly say -- looking back now -- that I'm thankful for that time…