• My Daily Faith Builders

    This past season of Lent was maybe the most meaningful I have had personally. For one thing, Chris and I made a conscious effort to walk through the Lenten season as a family,…

  • Katie Does Keto

    Today marks two full weeks that I have been doing the keto diet. That fact alone is pretty impressive. I never stick to diets for longer than a few days before I start…

  • Beanie Boo Adoption Birthday Party

    This Saturday, we celebrated Gracie’s 8th birthday with a group of her friends at our house. In January, she started talking about wanting a Beanie Boo birthday party. Not knowing what kind of…

  • WWJD: Summer Snack Trays

    I mentioned on Instagram the other day that I had a parenting mentor.  I tossed it out there jokingly, but the more I thought about it, the more it is absolutely true.  Jamie…

  • Coming Up For Air

    I have been working from home for two weeks now and I have discovered that I’m not very good at it.  Actually, the problem is that I’m REALLY good at it.  I sit…

  • Nerf War Birthday Party

    Bean turned nine the last week of school, but we decided to have his party after school had ended and everyone’s schedules settled down a bit.  Also, we wanted to wait until Gracie…

  • Day in the Life: A Crazy Saturday

    I love to read “Day in the Life” posts from other bloggers.  I just love seeing how people spend their time and collecting little snippets of ideas that I can introduce with my…

  • Office Space

    There is a chance that I will not be returning to the classroom next year and will be working full time for ClassMax beginning this June.   This is very exciting.   This…