Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I’m currently drinking tea and waiting for my homemade Italian braid to brown in the oven. The anticipation of warm bread slathered with butter makes my waiting easy. I’m also awaiting the imminent arrival of our fourth grandchild. These are happy anticipations. But sometimes waiting …
It’s January, dear reader, and maybe, like me, you’re already a bit exhausted? Today I thought we’d all benefit by discussing ways to refresh physically and spiritually. If you are too tired to read through this whole post, go take a nap, my friend. I …
Happy New Year, blogging friends. We have a house full but I thought I’d steal away for a few minutes to thank you for another year of friendship and fellowship in this virtual space. I hope 2022 is a year of personal growth in grace …
I’m so excited to offer you this lovely printable just in time for Thanksgiving. My daughter, Rebekah, asked me to collaborate with her to create a piece of art with a message of thanksgiving to God in her Spencerian-inspired calligraphy combined with one of my …
Disclosure: This post may contains Amazon referral links for products I use and recommend. Thanks for supporting my blog. I can’t help but stare out the windows these cold mornings, the light is so beautiful filtering through my “new” lace curtains with the backdrop of …
((Disclosure: This post contains recommendations and my referral links to Amazon. When you purchase through these links, I get a small commission…and you support this blog at no cost to you.)) Hello friends. I’m giving this virtual space a good dusting off as I’ve not …
I’m ready to jump into summer, and one of my favorite parts of summer is reading together with you. If you are looking for a community of kindred spirits who love discussing good books and you love to learn and grow, I’d like to invite …
“A man can work from sun to sun but a woman’s work is never done,” quips the humorous adage, and in some ways, today this is true. But prior to the Industrial Revolution, it was true for both man and woman because the work was …
(I’m interrupting my homemaking series to add one post to our cancel culture series.) Have you noticed that being offended is almost seen as a virtue in our culture? Everyone is “triggered” or angry about something. Let’s be frank. Being offended is not a virtue. …
Today we finished our 90 Day Read through the Old Testament. That means this community read the entire Bible in 4 months! Can you even believe that? In about 12 chapters a day, it can be done. Reading plans are here and here if you …