Never underestimate the motivational power of a cup of coffee. For the past few years, I have tried to use the summers to instill some Biblical habits in my kids. During the school year, most of my devotion time is done before they wake up or before bed, so it's the only time of year where they actually see me with an open Bible and a cup of coffee quietly by myself. Step 1: The Plot So far, I've had limited success. They seem interested, cuddle up next to me in bed,

Ballpark Mom life 101: I watched the free weeknights and Saturdays disappear into the commitment of practices and game schedules, and told all of my friends and acquaintances, "I can do anything for 8-weeks," as I enthusiastically worked my way through this new season. And if my hiatus is any indication, we more than doubled our season between the two kids and subsequent playoffs . . . and I wouldn't have it any other way. Season Recap Its only fair for me to report in

Weekends. Coffee. & Baseball. That is the text on one of my favorites from my collection of ironic "mom uniform" sweatshirts and t-shirts (and yes, I just saw how horrible the punctuation is on this one, ha ha). Pulling this out of my closet signifies the start of another season of life for my little family: SPORTS! Yes, we do play soccer in the fall with the little church league which is mostly just for fun, but when we step into the baseball and softball seasons, we play "