Three years ago, Niantic, a tech giant, came out with a new augmented reality game called Pokémon Go. It incorporated characters from an early 90’s cartoon and card game onto iPhone and Androids and used GPS location services to allow players to “hunt” these adorable pocket monsters in the real world. It was downloaded more than 500 million times in… Read More
Parenthood Doesn’t Equal Being a Martyr
So, I had to put my money where my mouth was this week. You may remember I was pretty vocal about why My Kids are NOT #1 in my life. Lovely, lovely Android forced an update for my phone this week. It moved all my apps around, screwed with my memory and battery life, wiped a bunch of photos (despite… Read More
How to Make Friends as a Stay at Home Wife
When I was growing up I always had a lot of friends. I was outgoing and I would literally talk to anyone. These days, I have a handful of lifelong friends that I know are always here for me. I still talk to some of my friends from my church youth group on Facebook, but most everyone has moved away…. Read More
7 Things I Love About My Husband
My husband and I have been married for eight years now. I still can’t believe that sometimes! He was deployed six months after our wedding day, for a year, so it doesn’t seem as long as it is. My husband is so amazing. He’s not perfect by any means, but who is! Since today is Valentine’s Day and just a… Read More
10 Bible Verses About Love For Your Valentine
As Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching I started to look up verses about love. There are SO MANY! Biblegateway.com says there are 686 verses with the word love. Psalms has 157 verses about love by itself. I thought it would be cool to have just a few verses that you could print out to give to your own Valentine. The… Read More
Why My Kids Are NOT #1 In My Life
Mommy wars are in full swing. For the most part, I’m behind the pack. If parenting is a marathon, I probably should have bought a Segway scooter instead of a pair of Nikes. Kids who love reading? Yes! Crafty, Pinterest-worthy art projects? Sure, if putting stickers on construction paper counts… Limits on Screen time? Somewhat enforced most days. Making my… Read More