February 24, 2017 KimHarms

Thank you Dude Perfect for inspiring my 8th grader. Love that he is actively creative in setting up trick shots and mentally creative in editing video footage. Below is a link to Owen’s latest trick shot video on his youtube channel Flip Shots. CRAZY MINI HOOP TRICK SHOTS

February 19, 2017 KimHarms

My monthly blog post is up at Inspire a Fire.  It’s a little tiny blip of the whole story of my friendship with my best friend. I think about 16 years ago, God was like, “Well, these women are going to need each other because I’m going give give them a boatload of boys. I should probably I’m going to introduce them before that first boy arrives.” (We met when I was 8 months pregnant with my oldest.) A photo of those 6 boys before they became giants. Love Proven on a Twisty Slide A cute little…

January 20, 2017 KimHarms 7Comment

One year ago today I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Today Corey and I closed on our tree house. (Sometimes I name my houses 🙂 ) These two things don’t seem connected, but they bookend a chapter in the same story. Building/Moving/Selling/Moving is woven into the fabric of our family life. Many of our decisions are weighed on the moving scale. When we build, I choose finishes and fixtures more for resale than for my preference. We base furniture purchases on three things: style, comfort and weight. If it’s too heavy, it’s not worth moving no matter how beautiful it is. And…

December 17, 2016 KimHarms 53Comment

My post at Inspire a Fire this month is about my experience with Lewis and the question of Santa Claus. You can read the first part here and follow the link to the rest of the story at Inspire a Fire. The Santa Dilemma – Keeping Jesus at the Center of Christmas “Mom, is Santa real?” my curious six-year-old asked as I tucked him in and kissed his cheek. ‘Here we go,’ I thought. I took a deep breath and went the history route as I did with his older brothers. Speaking truth, but leaving a little to the imagination….

November 19, 2016 KimHarms

The topic at Inspire a Fire this month is thankfulness. Many of you have already read this letter I wrote to John Piper, but I felt it worthy of being my “thankful” post this month. I can’t read it without an overwhelming feeling of thankfulness and love for my Savior who cares for me in such amazing ways. An Open Thank You Letter to John Piper