Charitable Giving with Champions for Kids SIMPLE Service Projects
They didn’t ask too many questions when I gave them the task to “look for Disney stuff.” The only questions each of my children would …
Christmas and Toys and Presents, OH MY (Does It Have To End?)
I just spent the last hour being schooled in the way of Beyblades. I learned how to use their ripcords, how to know which Beyblade …
Giving Back this Holiday Season
Do you see all those boxes there? Those Priority Mail boxes moved me to a gigantic puddle of tears. Those boxes are being sent to …
Join Us for the Cheerios #sendCheer Twitter Party on 11/10 and Help Support #military Families
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed I’ve been tweeting and retweeting a lot about something called “#sendcheer” lately. It’s a campaign …
Forty-Eight with Many Exclamation Points
“Go ahead and take off your shoes.” The nurse scribbled away while my second grader slid out of his velcro sneakers and onto the scale. …
Oh Boy! (Or Girl?)
The Douglas clan is growing again. Quite accidental-like. (As some of you may already know.) I’m pregnant. Due March of 2012. Thoughts going through my mind …
Advice from Brandi Chastain for My Soccer Playing Son on Getting Serious and Going Pro
Growing up in an active family myself, it didn’t surprise me seeing my children fascinated by sports, dribbling soccer balls almost as soon as they …
Thank You, US Women’s Soccer
The US Women’s Soccer Team lost in the World Cup yesterday to Japan. It was a grueling three hours of nailbiting faith and drama, and …
Pictures of the New House, Part 1
It’s still a work in progress – we waited until the sod took root, and the plants started to smile a bit more, before we …
Tears. Of Pride. Of Thankfulness.
Right this very second, my husband is outside, mowing our new grass for the first time. In fact, it’s been many years since he’s had …
Closing and Opening
One week after we closed, here I am, able to get online for the first time. One week after we closed, we are almost 80% …
A Letter to My Baseball Player
Dear Son, Today, you played what may have been not only your last Fort Polk baseball game, but, because we’re moving, your last sports game …