Give Thanks (A Giveaway)
Because I am thankful for you, my readers, this Thanksgiving I've decide to have a giveaway!Just leave a comment, telling me what you're thankful for! I'll announce the winners next Monday, after we've all recoveredfrom too much turkey and pumpkin pie! Happy Thanksgiving Yall!

Raking Leaves
It's this time of year again, where I'm left with dead flowers, moldy pumpkins and a yard full of leaves. Not that I'm not grateful for my home, don't get me wrong - but when we had a townhouse, it was so nice to just write that monthly homeowners check and hear the leaf blowers and lawnmowers outside and know that everything was being magically swept or blown awa

The Power of Prayer
I wanted to update on a previous post about my uncle (you can read it here). In September, he was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer. He has undergone numerous rounds of chemo and radiation and received results back from his latest PET scan this Monday. Of chief concern was the tumor in the lower lobe of the right lung and the lymph nodes in the center of his chest. The scan showed that there was NO cancer activity in the lymph nodes! All in all, it was a great report!

Oh Christmas Card...
I go through this every year, obsessing over which Christmas card to order, which photo to use, which outfit to put my little man in. Should I include the dog? Should it be a family pic? By chance do I try to capture the cat (because before children, he was the star of my annual Christmas card).I know, in the whole scheme of things, it's probably pretty silly to spend so much time thinking about a Christmas card, but I personally love to get them

When He's Seventeen...
When he's seventeen, and he's had his heart broken for the first time by the girl of his dreams...or enamoured by the homecoming queen....or head-over-heels in love with his first college sweetheart...I'll show him these pictures, and remind him that at one point in his life, he thought boys were cool and girls drooled.