my biggest struggle with the foster care system – FOSTER CARE UPDATE – foster care awareness month

Here we are at the end of monthly book lists! I can’t believe how fast this year went by! For this month’s book list I wanted to stick with the reason behind this season and focus on books that prepare us for the Christmas season. I am always looking for more great Christmas books that…

Christmas is just over a month away! Our tree is up, the snow is on the ground and the first batch of cookies has been baked. I love Christmas, the celebration of Christ’s birth, the time spent with family and just taking it slow for a few days. One thing I do not like is…

I said a few weeks ago that I would be starting a series here on the blog about making money from blogging. There really are a number of different ways to make money online and there is no magic formula but I thought it would be fun to take a few of the ways I…

Here is the update to The Great Purge of 2014 as I promised! Can I first just say how freeing this whole process has felt? It’s as though all the stuff I had wasn’t only taking up physical space in my house but also in my mind. I shared that my goal was to get rid of…