Last week my friend and I texted each other about our day ahead. And each of us had a bit of a crazy haul for the day. Just life with kids. Schedules. Work. So our conversation turned towards chocolate. I thought about it and I believe this is why every mom needs a chocolate stash. For the morning you crawl out of bed later than intended because you were up all night with a sick child. You ask … [Read more...] about Why Every Mom Needs A Chocolate Stash & Giveaway
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A Prayer of Thanks for My Children
Lord, Some days this Mama gets tired. So tired, in fact, that I just won't know what to do except... set my face before You. When I come to You in prayer, I must first whisper "Thank You." Thank you, Jesus, for my children. Thank you for their energy... and their sleep. Well, when they sleep. Thank you for their open hearts... and sometimes willing hands. Thank you for teaching … [Read more...] about A Prayer of Thanks for My Children
The Toughest Parenting Issue I Have Tackled
When I was a little girl and played with dolls, being the mommy seemed so easy. None of my dolls ever got up from their seat at tea time. Not one of my stuffed animals ever defied my request to eat their vegetables. More importantly, none of my toys spilled their milk at the dinner table. Not one. When I was a teenager, we were expecting company for a weekend, so I cleaned the … [Read more...] about The Toughest Parenting Issue I Have Tackled
International MPS Awareness Day May 15
International MPS Awareness Day is a special day close to the heart of the Wojo tribe. There are some days in life you never forget and one of them for me was the first night I read the word mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS). A pit formed in my stomach and tears flowed down my face as I recognized and matched all Taylor's symptoms together in one explanation after searching for several years and … [Read more...] about International MPS Awareness Day May 15
Making a Marital Attitude Adjustment
We all want the happily ever after, but we often think it happens naturally. I suppose I could get on my high horse (whatever that means) and preach a sermon here about reviving marriages by changing a wicked, hateful attitude to a sweet, endearing one. But honestly, it's not that simple, is it? I don't hate my husband; I'm madly in love with him. Crazy about him. So what needs to change? … [Read more...] about Making a Marital Attitude Adjustment
An Unglued Story
So I didn't win lunch with Lysa Terkeurst through the Unglued book contest. You can still watch the webcast from last night if you go to LysaTerKeurst.com today! But I know you'll just love this crazy story about my baby girl coming unglued and how that made me want to come unglued and what a domino effect coming unglued can have! (I just got points for the world's longest run-on … [Read more...] about An Unglued Story
Crazy Little Thing Called: Transition
What a wonderful experience the last two days have been since the Lord prompted my heart to give away my ebook, The Sensational Scent Of Prayer, on Amazon. I feel as though I've witnessed nothing short of a modern day digital feeding of the five thousand miracle! Truly. The final number of ebook downloads was 12,362! I can't even type that number and not cry. You know why? God is just sooo … [Read more...] about Crazy Little Thing Called: Transition
Five Minute Friday: Real
Writer chics all over the globe take five minutes on Fridays and just do one thing for five minutes: write. It's fun, it's cheeky and well, I just like the security of having one writing assignment that doesn't take a whole lot of time or thought. Just writing for the love of writing. All with a one-word prompt by the Gypsy Mama. You'd like her; she's cool. Here we go. Five minutes of the … [Read more...] about Five Minute Friday: Real