Small, Insignificant Goals for 2013

This is the post where I am supposed to tell you all about my New Years goals. It is not that I don’t have any goals, I do. But they seem a little silly to be writing down. I think my goal this year is …

Meet Ruth Bryan, 1805-1860

I am extremely thankful for godly older women who had the foresight to write down practical Biblical teaching for the next generation (wisdom thinks ahead!).  I am thankful that my daughters and I can benefit from them today and that they are preserved for future …

Weekend Edition

As soon as the nights get cooler, I get into a baking mood. I get in the mood for homemade pumpkin lattes and pumpkin whoopie pies. This week I made the  homemade oreos I told you about. They were good, but not exactly like store bought …

New Ebook! Drumroll, please…

Today I am excited to introduce you to a brand new ebook written by my friend Anne at Modern Mrs. Darcy. Work Shift: How to create a better blend of work, life and family. I am excited for this, not only because I was interviewed …

Our Favorite Homeschool Tools: {Pt. 2. History}

This is part two of our Favorite Curriculum series and today I am sharing what worked for us for History. If you missed part one, read here for our favorite Homeschool picks for Math and Language Arts. When our children were young, we used several …

Friday Five (on Saturday)

  So, I know it’s a day late, but here is our Friday Five. 🙂 But before we start with that, look who’s home: She got in during the wee hours of this morning. We slept in late, had a special breakfast, had friends and …

10 Books that Changed My Life

Today I am participating in a Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Book Carnival. We were asked to post about a book that changed our life. I have to say that I have been thinking about this for a week or so and was having a hard time …

A Wisdom Giveaway {and author Lydia Brownback joins us!}

I am cracking up at my title. Don’t you wish we could have a wisdom giveaway? If only it were that easy! lol But, we ARE giving away Lydia Brownback’s newest book, entitled    A Woman’s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything …

Weekend Dribble Drabble

  Some things that caught my attention this week: Amusing. An Amish gang? I was mildly amused by (okay, that’s a lie. I was cracking up)  this article about four Amish women gone “wild”…and taking to cutting off beards. Yup. Hair cutting. It’s the new …

Our Favorite Christmas Story Books

We have always read aloud to our kids. It is one of my favorite homeschool memories–sitting on the couch, wrapped in blankets and reading aloud. Sometimes the kids would play legos quietly while I read. Sometimes they used Stockmar modeling beeswax to keep their hands …