“Grandchildren are life’s dessert!” Thats what a sweet Norwegian couple told us they say about grandchildren in Norway. I love it and it’s SO TRUE! Becoming a grandparent changed me and opened my heart to depths of feeling I didn’t know were possible. These little babies arrive in your child’s life and all of a …
Grandmothering
Twenty Promises For My Grandchildren
To my recent subscribers: Because you’re new to my blog, I want you to know up front, usually my posts here are either recipes or musings about God and faith or, posts about hospitality and community. However, for the sake of complete transparency, I have 2 grandchildren who I completely adore. And sometimes I shamelessly gush. My grandchildren …
Bravery By Degrees
Has God asked you to jump lately? Did you try to negotiate or doubt it was really His voice? Is He inviting you to take The God Dare? Join me and see what He taught me about achieving bravery by degrees.
My Ugly Confession
True confession time. You may think you know me but unless you’ve lived with me, you don’t know what a brat I can be. Just ask my poor husband because I was such a pill to him this weekend. If my granny were still around, she’d say, “Stop being such a piss-ant Kate!”
I’ve never known anyone else who said ‘piss-ant’. Except for granny. I can totally see her, standing in front of the stove cooking roast beef hash and eggs for breakfast and waving her spatula around while I pick on my little sister. And telling me not to be a piss-ant. Yes, it means just what you think it means. Poor Mike. He puts up with my moods way better than I deserve. Not to say he doesn’t fight back, he will stand his ground and let me know when I’m being a complete brat. He’s not a push-over that is for sure. We are both passionate people and we will fight for our position even when it’s not pretty. And it rarely is.
20 Things I’m Praying for my Grand Daughter
I want you to know this and believe it: God has an amazing, custom designed plan for your life. You will be getting to know Him as you grow and I can’t wait to watch you fall in love with Him! Your mom and dad are great parents and I know they will teach you all about Jesus and what it means to follow Him. Here are a few things Poppy and I are praying for you as you grow into the woman of God He’s called you to be:.