One of the important aspects of dating someone with children is getting to know the kids. I think it’s pretty important that my kids and Fred’s kids both start building a relationship with us. This weekend was packed full of activities and one of them was me hanging out with Kgirl and a couple of her friends. The idea was to do some girl bonding while we did our nails. Once the other two girls

    

So, when I first met Fred, he was preparing to go on a mission trip to Peru! We talked through his entire trip there and man, it was intense. I had never experienced something like that before. I had such a wonderful burden to pray for him the entire time. He really made me feel like I was there with how he described each day to me. I knew, after we started dating, that we’d probably end up on

    

Anyone who’s followed me on Twitter knows I love a good Twitter party! I’m so excited to be joining TheMotherhood and Travel expert Julia Dimon (@JuliaDimon), who blogs about her adventures at Travel Junkie Julia, will join us for the party. Bring your questions for this travel guru! I’m sure I’ll have a ton of questions since we recently moved to the VA area and we plan on exploring as much

    

*I was provided the Oransi for review. The opinions expressed are my own. Being at my mom’s has us all sharing everything, including her refrigerator. It’s nice to be in a home with a fridge that isn’t 13 yrs old. lol Trust me, I love my Amana and it served us well while we lived in MN. I had an issue with the “fragrance” that came from it after I made certain foods! See how inconspicuous

    

It's been 25 yrs since I last spent Mother's Day with my mom. It was so nice to spend the day with her and my brothers. I was glad to have the boys with me, but I definitely missed my girls! Fred also gave me a wonderful pot of bulbs.I think he knows I miss my garden! How did you spend your Mother's Day? Don't forget to visit Alesha at Full Time Mama!