Faith

Hats, grace and pink sunglasses {becoming mom}

by Andrea on April 16, 2012 · 8 comments

There seems to be a lot of hat-wearing these days. Oscar loves to wear hats and put hats on his baby brother. Calvin loves that Oscar is playing with him. Jerry is wearing the hat of dad, husband, friend, landscaper and breadwinner, while I juggle the hats of homemaker, mom, wife, friend, blogger and travel agent. [...]

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All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

by Andrea on April 9, 2012 · 2 comments

On the way to school this morning, Oscar asked me a question. Is Freddy* a bad kid? You see, this is his first day back from Spring Break and he seems to have a little anxiety about this particular child. We learned over the course of the break that (according to Oscar) Freddy is in [...]

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Raleigh Easter 2012 is tomorrow!

by Andrea on April 6, 2012 · 0 comments

If you are local you will NOT want to miss Raleigh’s biggest Easter egg hunt happening tomorrow, April 7, 2012! Raleigh Easter is in it’s 4th year and it is bigger and better than ever (hello 60,000 eggs!). This year’s location will be at Halifax Mall just like last year. It is an amazing venue [...]

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Sanctification

by Andrea on February 19, 2012 · 5 comments

If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you know that I write about a varied number of topics. I say that I focus on parenting, but any parent will tell you that being a parent doesn’t just mean you talk about your kids all the time. This is why sometimes you [...]

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Something Beautiful

by Andrea on February 10, 2012 · 1 comment

I am going on day 3 of being home with two sick boys. Oscar started preschool this week and immediately brought home a nasty cold. Thankfully, the fevers are starting to break and we are dealing with the residual coughs and such. But being home without that feeling of “I should be out doing something” [...]

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To inspire, you must first BE inspired

by Andrea on January 27, 2012 · 9 comments

This is kind of a heavy post for a Friday. In fact, I may not even hit publish. I haven’t decided yet. All I know is that somewhere in the past couple weeks, I have fallen down an inspiration rabbit hole and I don’t know how to get out. I think a lot has to [...]

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You lack no good thing {printables}

by Andrea on January 13, 2012 · 2 comments

Months ago, the pastor at our church gave a sermon highlighting the phrase ‘you lack no good thing’ from the scripture verse from the Psalms The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. – Psalm 34:10 (NIV) I have always wanted to do something with this [...]

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Tidings of Comfort and Joy

by Andrea on November 9, 2011 · 1 comment

This post is sponsored by Tempur-Pedic, the brand millions of owners trust to deliver their best night’s sleep every night. Enjoy our Buy 2, get 1 free pillow offer now and give the gift of custom comfort to someone you love. This is my favorite time of year. It’s called the holiday season, but it [...]

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Calvin’s Baby Dedication: Raising Boys

by Andrea on October 6, 2011 · 6 comments

Calvin was dedicated this weekend. It was a beautiful time and a wake up call to me on what a grave responsibility it will be to raise our boys to be men.

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When God Isn’t Enough..

by Andrea on April 24, 2011 · 5 comments

When You are not enough I seek the pleasures of this world When You are not enough My hope is lost When You are not enough Joy cannot be found When You are not enough Please Lord, Break my heart Please Lord, Change my heart. When You Are Not Enough – Thad Cockrell (click to [...]

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