This week is a fulfillment of a dream made reality. You may remember a previous post alluding to this week, but for various reasons I had to keep things under wraps. Now that it’s here, I can spill the beans. It’s time once again for the McKinney Fellowship Preschool Worship and Arts Camp.  This year’s… Continue reading Rock of Ages
Month: June 2009
Camp Mom: Week 1
We had the most amazing experience yesterday! With a very tight budget this summer, weeks of camp were out. Instead, I created “Camp Mom” to help us pass the long summer days with fun and adventure. Each week, I have planned one special outing or activity that we can do together. Just for fun, I… Continue reading Camp Mom: Week 1
Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers
Living in Texas, I’ve learned to like different kinds of food than I ate growing up. Iced tea, for example. Bar-B-Que. Cobbler – of any kind – with Blue Bell Vanilla ice cream. And of course, Tex Mex. I’ve even learned to apply the techniques and flavors of tex-mex cooking with breakfast! CHILE SCRAMBLE Recipe… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers
Book Review: Sisterchicks on the Loose!
Well, the summer reading season has begun and I’ve finished my first book! I thought it might be fun to share what I’m reading this summer and provide a little review of each book – maybe it’ll spark some discussion and idea-swapping about great reads. I’m a little bit leery of Christian fiction simply because… Continue reading Book Review: Sisterchicks on the Loose!
Threads of Gratitude: Nylon Umbrella Edition
Most of you don’t know this, but I have a deep fascination with Texas thunderstorms. Seriously. Like to the point where I have dreams of being a storm chaser. Of getting up close and personal with nature’s fury. Of facing a tornado head-on and living to tell the tale. Of one day in heaven getting… Continue reading Threads of Gratitude: Nylon Umbrella Edition
Buckets, BB’s, and Boys, oh my!
It’s Twilight Camp! The week of Home Depot 5-gallon buckets, bug spray, sunblock, swaps, and sweat. The week of sack suppers, camp t-shirts, spirit awards, and bottles and bottles of water. The week of coolers and bandannas and porta-potties and – believe it or not – fun! Having been a walking den leader last year,… Continue reading Buckets, BB’s, and Boys, oh my!
Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers
After you’ve been on the South Beach diet for awhile, you begin to realize two things: 1) you eat a LOT of eggs and salad, and 2) you eat a LOT of eggs and salad. I was always a cereal-for-breakfast kind of girl, so this high-protein, low-carb way of eating has taken some adjusting. Strange… Continue reading Cookin’ on the Beach: Easy Eye-Openers
A Daisy of a Day
Our weekend madness continues. Between Six Flags, an ice cream party, a birthday party, a baseball game, and church we have hardly had time to be at home in the past 72 hours. Sure enough, after church today, we headed over to Finch Park for an end-of-year party and awards ceremony for Crisana’s daisy scout… Continue reading A Daisy of a Day
We all scream for ice cream
You remember all those cookies Crisana sold for Daisy Scouts? Well, they were good for more than just a patch, bandana, set of colored pencils, and grooming kit. They earned her a ticket to a Daisy Scout Ice Cream Party! As with all Girl Scout events, only one adult was allowed to come with her. … Continue reading We all scream for ice cream
More Flags! More Fun!
I grew up only a few hours’ drive from Disney World. I never really appreciated my proximity to “the happiest place on earth” until I moved here. The mantra “everything’s bigger in Texas” proved to be only mostly true, as there are a few things that are bigger – and might I say – better… Continue reading More Flags! More Fun!