The "Funny Farm" of the Cowles family.
My youngest starts her senior year of high school this week, and my oldest starts her first year of college. I feel like I'm the mom in the driver's seat that has just slammed on the breaks of the car and thrust my arm out to stop her and protect her. I'm wanting to hold… Continue reading Holding back from moving forward.
This weekend we did a tour of a college. The whole time I'm walking around this school and listening to the guide, I'm looking at both my girls and realizing that at some point they stopped looking like my little girls and looked like grown college students. They fit there. They looked like college kids.… Continue reading The Last Days that I missed
I'm doing it again. It's July! The 4th of July, Independence celebrations have come and gone. My daisies are blooming. IT'S JULY! That place that starts with an "S" is going to start up again in a few short weeks and I haven't had enough time with my babies. I think what is really… Continue reading Mid Summer Freak Out
We are approaching that time again in the year, the time of year I dread. SCHOOL IS STARTING AGAIN! Every morning, ever since the girls' first day of kindergarten, we pray on the way to school. I pray for different things every day, but I always end it with a specific phrase. "Lord, give them… Continue reading Strength, Wisdom, and Courage
I am an organized person. I have been my whole life. Everything has a place. That doesn't mean my house is always spotless though. I hate to clean. However, I'm constantly reorganizing and purging closets or drawers or even whole rooms. Recently I was asked to give my opinion on buying a planner/organizer. Here is… Continue reading Choosing the Perfect Planner / Organizer
This was my Facebook status today, "If you find me in a ball, in the corner of the room, crying my eyes out, it's o.k. Just let me be. It's just that the school book bags are out and packed." I hate school! I hate school more now, as a mom, then I did when… Continue reading Back to the “S” Word!!!!
Cowles Farm 