It is several feet below the Roman road of today. It’s nestled along the cobblestone road of the Appian Way and located just outside Rome. My anticipation bubbles over as…
Published July 21st, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
The train hums as it gently wraps itself around the corner of the Naples train station. My unhurried husband and I fling our backpacks over our shoulders and proceed to…
Published July 7th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
I was in Rome, Italy last week. The only Italian words I knew were the words for “girl parts” and “boy parts,” thanks to my sweet girlfriend, her Italian hubby,…
Published July 5th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
As I sit outside, I notice a weed invasion marching across the backyard. Shrubs and trees relax their roots as they recline across the deck’s chipped exterior. Branch-like arms stretch…
Published June 20th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
Yesterday, I heard the worst noise. My heart raced. I gasped for air. “What could it be?” I wondered. Clankety, clank, clank…clunk. I sprinted outside like Nancy Drew on a…
Published June 18th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
I stroll over the weathered boards of our deck. I survey the weed invasion that marches across the backyard. Shrubs and trees relax their roots as they recline across the…
Published June 13th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
In the midst of hair-yanking fights and beat-on-the-floor tantrums, I realize there is no perfect parenting formula. There isn’t an easy step-by-step plan I can squeeze my family into that…
Published May 16th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
As a mom, I feel desperate most of the time. Desperate for just the right tools to toss into my parenting toolbox. Different tools for different offenses. Different tools for…
Published May 12th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked, (Proverbs 24:16) When ‘to-do’ lists pile high, we have…
Published May 9th, 2011 by Kelli Zaniel
A couple of weeks ago, I took my 3, 6, and 7 year old girls on a mama-and-me-date. The girls decided they wanted their nails painted. I thought the idea…
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