Easy Homemade Body Cream Recipe for Sensitive Skin

A number of people have asked for the skin cream recipe I just tried out on my Sweet-Super-Sensitive-Skinned-Eczema-Prone-Boy-Lewis. I have tried almost every recommended over-the-counter sensitive skin cream over the years. But up until two years ago, I hadn’t found something that consistently worked for him. Seems like at least once a week I was…… Continue reading Easy Homemade Body Cream Recipe for Sensitive Skin

Joy in Trials – A Secret Place Devotion

I have been away from the blogosphere for a few weeks because life has been a little wacky. We sold our house, packed up our house, went on vacation to a tropical paradise, came back home to the frozen tundra and then moved across town about 12 hours after our plane landed. Subsequently, we’ve been…… Continue reading Joy in Trials – A Secret Place Devotion

Every Girl Needs a Girlfriend Like This

I still have a couple Sanctity of Life posts coming before the end of the month, but today I’m reposting this lovely tribute my friend Marti wrote for the Des Moines Moms Blog last week. I don’t know how I would have survived the early years of parenting three boys without her 🙂 Sisterhood I’ve…… Continue reading Every Girl Needs a Girlfriend Like This

500 Dresses

I’m breaking from my Sanctity of Life month guest posts to take part in the Third-Thursday-Thoughts Hearts at Home blog hop. This month’s theme: Love Your Dreams/Goals. This will not be a super-duper-well-planned post about all my hopes and dreams for the new year because, well, my life is kind of in an upheaval right now.…… Continue reading 500 Dresses

The Secret Place Devotion – The Right Answer

My following devotion was the December 31st reading in The Secret Place devozine winter 2013-2014 issue. The Right Answer Society seems to script certain questions for each new life phase. We ask high school seniors about their college plans. We ask newlyweds when they plan to start a family. We ask stay-at-home moms what they…… Continue reading The Secret Place Devotion – The Right Answer