Monthly Archives: May 2010

it is well with my soul

By tracie | Published: May 28, 2010

Do you remember, or have you ever sung the old hymn “It is well with my soul?”  So beautiful.  I loved it as a child {probably the choir geek in me}. And, of course, when I recently came across it as an adult, loved it even more!  The hymn was written by Horatio Spafford in [...]

Posted in faith, inspiration, music | 9 Comments

happy ticket :: reward system

By tracie | Published: May 27, 2010

{found via little.lovely :: image via ambrosia girl} I love this idea from Ambrosia Girl!  It’s a ticket reward system, used as an alternative to a star chart … clever, no?  Click here to download the template file. Hmmm … wonder if “happy tickets” could work on the hubs?  Ooo … or the teen? :: [...]

Posted in creative, free download, parenting | 2 Comments

an unexpected vistor

By tracie | Published: May 26, 2010

What a blessing when I received an email from this little guy’s mom a few weeks ago! He’d just turned a year old and I had yet to meet him.  And not only was I looking forward to meeting him … I was looking forward to seeing his mommy too!  It’d been a few years [...]

Posted in family photos, girls, photography | 6 Comments

making it fit {tuesdays unwrapped}

By tracie | Published: May 25, 2010

If you want to forget all your other troubles, wear too tight shoes. ~ author Unknown They seem like a harmless pair of cute, toddler, jelly sandals, no?  Well … they were. Until my cranky, ailing princess decided to try to squeeze her well-covered-with-socks-and-unhealed toes into them! They just wouldn’t fit!  And she just wouldn’t [...]

Posted in hunter, inspiration, parenting, tuesdays unwrapped | 11 Comments

traveling with children

By tracie | Published: May 24, 2010

And that’s the wonderful thing about family travel; it provides you with experiences that will remain locked forever in the scar tissue of your mind. ~Dave Barry Venice, Italy – 2006 Taylor :: 11 Piper :: 4 Wynter :: 2 1/2 Hunter :: 3 months Paris, France – 2008 Taylor :: 13 Piper :: 6 [...]

Posted in children, guest post, vacation | 6 Comments