Anna gives encouragement for When It Doesn’t Feel Like You’re Making Progress.

LeeAnn talks about Digging Deeper: 5 Effective Bible Study Methods.

Elise shares 8 Essential Traits of a Good Friend.

Emily lists 20 Book Series to Get Your Kids Hooked on History. Our girls read several of these series when they were younger.

Planning a garage sale any time soon? Crystal has 10 Tips for Having a Successful Garage Sale.

Headed to a graduation party for a friend’s son this afternoon, then taking my younger daughter shopping. Missing our oldest who’s on her Senior trip.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Phylicia shares marriage advice in Helping Your Gentle Man: Three Tips for Wives of Quiet Husbands.

BJ gives some tips on screen time in Mommy, Can I Watch a Show?

Corilynn shows us 30 Affordable Farmhouse Pieces from Walmart.

Kay discusses How to Build an Appropriate Wardrobe.

Eric writes about Boundaries with the Opposite Sex in Marriage from a Husband’s View.

This quote I found on the iMom website is so accurate!

“iMOM director, Susan Merrill, says having teenagers is like riding a fast, furious fun rollercoaster every day. You’re either thrilled or throwing up.”

I finished three books in April.

Both of the fiction books I read were excellent!! Castle on the Rise by Kristy Cambron was the sequel to The Lost Castle. Then I read Courting Mr. Emerson by Melody Carlson. It was such a sweet story!

My non-fiction book was a biography about John and Abigail Adams titled Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage by Edith Belle Gelles. It had been awhile since I read a biography, and this one reminded me how much I enjoy them!

My younger daughter has her first paying piano gig today (!) (she’s playing for a ladies’ tea – basically live background music), but otherwise our weekend is fairly open. Hope yours is a good one!!

Ayanna shares Why Your Kids Need Boundaries.

I loved Joshua Becker’s list of 35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget.

A post from iMom gives 6 Ways to Respond When Your Husband Annoys You.

If you’re struggling with an ongoing issue (like organization), read through Tracy’s post Do You Wish to Get…Organized. She gives tips on making changes in a particular area of life (and uses organization as an example).

These Carrot Cake Blondies sound intriguing, but I’m trying this Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle for our Easter dinner dessert.

I trust that your weekend will be full of worship and praise as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ!!

After a week off from sharing any personal pictures, I’m back with a photo of our oldest daughter before her Junior~Senior Banquet last Friday.

Then this past week we were in Greenville, SC, for a national fine arts competition with their school. Their band won first place!! This is the second piece they played – Avalanche by Jonathan McBride – and is probably my favorite song they’ve ever performed.

Our girls play saxophones, so they’re hidden in the second row.

I’m telling you, literally every week brings some “last” moment or event for our graduating senior…but I’ll not go down that emotionally-charged road today!

Here are some good posts I read this week.

Anna shares ideas on How to Ease Tension in Your Home.

Jenn gives us 5 Everyday Ways to Share Jesus with Your Kids.

Michelle tells us How to Fight Fearful Thoughts and Win.

Sarah Joy’s Cottage Style Kids Bedroom is just adorable!!

There’s a bunch of helpful resources in Michelle’s and Annie’s list of Simple Steps to Get Ridiculously Organized for a Stress-Free Summer.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

I’m giving you a break from pictures and videos of my daughters this week – though with their last home soccer game of the season on Thursday and my older daughter’s Junior~Senior banquet last night, I could certainly fill a post, lol.

How about some pretty azaleas instead?

Hope you’re enjoying some pretty spring weather! Now on to some good reads I found this past week.

Julie shares 6 Examples of God’s Grace in Grief.

Jessica has 10 Awesome Weekly Traditions for Your Family.

Elizabeth says From Summer #21 as a Mom, the First 18 Sure Don’t Feel Like They Were All I Got.

Deb tells us 10 Ways to Trust God’s Will When Life Is Hard.

Carrington gives advice for parents of tweens and teens in When Your Home is No Longer the Center of Your Child’s World.

Off to a baby shower this morning, then out for my birthday dinner tonight. Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

The last two weeks have been full, fun, and a little exhausting!

I was able to spend a couple of days in Savannah with my husband on a work-related trip. The weather was beautiful, and we had a great time exploring the historic district (i.e. lots of walking, a bit of shopping, and some good eating!!)

I was home for a day, then headed to Columbia, SC for two days with my daughters at their school’s state-wide fine arts competition.

They placed first in band, handbell choir, handbell ensemble, and choral group, so they’ll be headed to the national competition in a few weeks.

This past week was their spring break, and we spent the first half of the week in Virginia visiting my family.

As I’ve mentioned a time or two (ha!) it’s my older daughter’s Senior year. I can’t believe that she’ll be entering the final quarter of her high school career this week. I know these next two months are going to fly by!!

On to several good posts I’ve found lately…

Jordan tells us How to Effectively Share Your Faith with Your Friends.

Ruth shares Six Words My Husband Needs to Hear.

Find 6 Solutions to Screen Problems at iMom.

I enjoyed Rachel Joy’s Modern Farmhouse Spring Living Room Tour.

Chelsea shares a Simple Spring Tablescape.

And Potato Chip Toffee??? Yes, please!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

It’s fine arts season here for the next month! Our daughters will be at a state fine arts competition with their school next week. They had a concert Thursday night so parents could see their performances ahead of time.

Our girls are in a number of events, including a saxophone/clarinet ensemble. If you’d like to hear what that sounds like, I’ve uploaded it here. (It is rather long, by the way…) I’ll share more of their performances later.

I guess I was hungry while I was putting together this post because I kept gravitating toward sharing recipes. By the time I had three of them, I decided to make it all about food this week!

I put this Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup in the slow cooker Sunday morning, and we had it for lunch after church. It was really good!

I’m going to be making this Mexican Street Corn Salad soon, though I’ll adapt it for the stovetop instead of using the grill.

These Pizza Sausage Balls look like a fun party (or anytime!) food.

Almost all of my favorite sweet flavors are in these Peanut Butter Chip Brownie Cupcakes.

No one else in my family eats broccoli, but I still think I might make a pan of this Broccoli Cheddar Chicken and Rice Casserole all for myself!!

If you’ve tried a good recipe recently, let me know what it was! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

March is here, y’all!! This year is going by way too fast!

It was a quiet week around our house. My husband was in cold, snowy Minnesota, so it was just the girls and I at home. Next week, though, is a different story. Our daughters have their first two soccer games as well as a fine arts concert at school. Looking forward to all of it!!

Here’s what I found share-worthy this week.

Laura proclaims I Am a Homemaker.

Mary Ann says Some Kids Are Simply Born Strong-Willed.

Stacey shares 7 Mindsets That Might Be Stealing Your Joy.

Michelle tells us Who God Says You Are: 17 Scriptures About Our True Identity.

If you’re looking for some new podcasts to listen to, check out Karin’s list of The Absolute Best Christian Podcasts for Women 2019.

And speaking of podcasts, Episode 235 of the Don’t Mom Alone podcast was especially helpful for me this week. Marissa Henley, a cancer survivor herself, shares tips on Supporting a Friend with Cancer.

Should you want to update your spring wardrobe, you might want to check out The Main Street Exchange. I ordered three skirts from them recently, and I liked all of them!! Their Willow Olive Skirt is a nice basic, and I know I’ll get lots of wear from their Anna Skirt. The Nicole skirt seems to run a little small, but it’s SO comfortable!! Both the Nicole and Anna skirts are lined, and appear to be really well made. One of my daughters also has their Kyra Denim Skirt. [Not a sponsored ad, by the way; just wanted to share this company!]

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!