Today was my first day back at work for the 2015-2016 school year. People who know me well know that I have a love-hate relationship with work. I love being productive and pouring myself into projects and people; I hate having a schedule and deadlines. In usual Bunkley Compound fashion my first day back was …
Doing the Most
A few years ago my women's group read the book 'Having a Mary Heart, In a Martha World' by Joanna Weaver. The book is essentially about how we get so busy doing other stuff that we fail to take the time to set at Jesus' feet. (See Luke 10:38-42). Of course after I left every …
Things I Cannot Say
This summer I have gotten to spend a lot of time with my kiddos. There's been lots of giggles, hugs, kisses, yelling, and tears. But there's also been lots of conversations about being kind to one another and the importance of vegetables. Unfortunately there were some things I wanted to tell them that I couldn't, …
Personal Space
Anybody who has spent more than 10 minutes with a child under the age of 5 knows that they have no idea what personal space is. You know what I'm talking about! They have to sit right next to you, sleep right next to you, and when they say hello it's two inches from your …
After the Fall
The other day I decided to take the kids to the park. While walking through the mulch I stepped the wrong way and fell...flat on my face. I laid there for about ten seconds and realized that I had two options: lay there or hoist all these thighs and ample bottom up off the ground. …
Let the Good Times Roll!
Anybody who's spent more than five minutes with me knows that I talk about my kids a lot. The conversation is usually filled with sarcasm and vivid descriptions about their antics. An outsider looking in might think that I'm the worst mother in the world and that my kids drive me to drink. Fortunately neither …
Net Worth
My husband and I use an app to track our finances. They send what seems like a gazillion emails a day, most of which I delete. Recently I decided to read one and at the bottom it listed our net worth. With a mortgage and student loans that number wasn't very big...ha! Here's the thing …
Don’t Hate
Have you ever been scrolling your Facebook Newsfeed and seen a picture of a cute kid with the caption, 'If you're not a hater, like this'? No? Just me? I find them hilarious but I usually click like because those are some cute kids! But ask yourself this, ARE you a hater? Do you have …
Transparent
My husband says I'm an over-sharer. It drives him absolutely crazy that I don't mind telling people 'personal' information about myself. I always laugh at him when he says it because he's the type of person who wouldn't share anything with even me if he could get away with it. But I've come to learn …
Please Don’t Kill My Vibe
Have you ever looked at something your child does, says, wears, etc. and wondered who their parents were? No, just me? At least once a week I ask myself this when looking at my girl. One night at bedtime Josephine comes in my room with a skirt on, her Elsa heels, and an old t-shirt …