Last night we attended a reception honoring one of our elders and his wife. Ed and Mary have been part of our church leadership for many years and after his recent retirement, they decided not to enjoy a comfortable retirement. Instead, they have sold almost everything they owned, packed the rest into storage, and are [...]
The daily grind of mommy-life can be exhausting. Between the endless laundry, pancakes, dirty sinks and kitchen floors, and the demands of homeschooling, it’s so easy to lose sight of why I am doing this. “So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life-your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and [...]
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Anyone remember that song “video killed the radio star…“? Well, I think Facebook has killed many a blog. I’m not sure this one is dead, but certainly comatose. It’s so easy to slap out a sentence on Facebook and move on, whereas writing a post takes more time and some thought. The thing is – [...]
Why, yes, as a matter of fact, I do have my own opinions. Quite a few of them sometimes, and rather loud ones at that. However, I have finally grown up enough to realize that rarely is it my place, or even constructive, to air those opinions everywhere. So that’s my two cents. Best lesson [...]
Hey Mom, are you awake? Is Daddy already gone? Can I take Sadie outside? When can I wake Princepesa up? Can you make pancakes for breakfast? Can I have more syrup? Can I have more milk? Can I have more syrup? Can you put my bike helmet on? Are you done with school yet? Is [...]
warm breezes of Spring new green seedlings friends who show up to lend a hand a family that prays fur therapy from a little pup a man of God as my husband our home more than I ever expected – my gratitude just overflows Join the Gratitude Community We will not hide them from their [...]
Saxon math for the early years is an exercise in frustration for the perfectionist child. I am just stubborn enough that we have stuck it out until this point, but even a mom with a bronze forehead can only take so much crying about math lessons. Henceforth, we are going with Horizons math. Amen. Anyone [...]
When you have nothing to say, you have nothing to say. I’ve been busy folding t-shirts, making pancakes, teaching math, raking leaves, playing with my sewing machine. Spring is tip-toeing around, and although I feel a Hessie Mayhew essay coming on, I’ll spare you all. In the meantime, here’s a quote I’ve been chewing on: [...]
Flipping on music is one of the first things I do in the morning and it stays on until I go to bed. Background noise is not distracting to me – it’s energizing. And I sing and I call to my kids and read out loud and laugh at the dog and answer the phone. [...]
These are a few of my faaaaa-vorite things… (dum da da, dum da da) Trader Joe’s multigrain crackers. Best tasting cracker ever, and less than $2 a box! Raspberries. My dustbuster. Hand it to Viking – he thinks it’s a game and I get to go another day without vacuuming. Gardening catalogs. Paisley. Bedtime. The [...]
