If you have kids that enjoy exploring and hunting for hidden treasure, you need to consider getting them into geocaching! Geocaching is a gps based treasure hunt. My friend Jamie has been telling me about this for years and recommend I get the kids into it. I didn’t really understand what she meant until she… Continue reading Getting Into Geocaching
I've heard people say "you are going to miss your kids when they go" or "hold on to those little ones tight, they grow up too fast". I can now tell you from experience that these statements are a GROSS understatement! I don't think all the warnings and admonitions in the world can prepare you… Continue reading Too Fast, pt.2
I am a reader, I won't lie. When I found out I was going on a mission trip to Venezuela after high school, I read what I could about the country and even brushed up on my Spanish. When I found out I was having a baby for the first time, I poured myself into… Continue reading My Favorite Marriage Books
Too Fast! The past 18 years went by way too fast! One of the main reasons I chose to get back into writing was to process the departure of my first-born child. Let me tell you, it was so much harder than I had thought or anticipated! Daniel, 1 day old When Daniel was born… Continue reading Too Fast, pt.1
Have you ever read Pilgrim's Promise by John Bunyan? You really should! It's an amazing allegory of the Christian journey through life, with all the gritty moments that happen while journeying through this life. John Bunyan lived many of those harsh moments and was imprisoned for years for faithfully preaching the Word of God. It's… Continue reading Pilgrim’s Battle with Apollyon
I love beautiful things, don't you? I love looking at beautiful structures and see how they were put together with such ingenuity. I also love looking at babies because they are so beautiful in their fresh 'newness' in life. But what I often don't enjoy or appreciate is looking at myself in the mirror, because… Continue reading Beauty Is Fleeting
In the 23 years I have been married, only 18 months of them have been lived in my home state of Iowa. That's rough on this family girl who spent every holiday splitting my time between my mother's side and my father's side. Holidays always meant loud, raucous groups of people living, laughing, arguing, love… Continue reading The Beauty of Technology
Kay's Little Korner 