Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Found this very helpful. It’s true that every circumstance is meant to draw us into a closer relationship with the Lord. Full surrender, complete dependence. All because He loves us. This Thing Is From Me by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman Streams In The Desert “This …
Well, friends, 2013 is coming to an end. Today, I’m reflecting on the past year and praying about what God has for me this coming year. Sometimes reflecting brings discouragement. Let me encourage you, though, that a bad day does not make a bad year. …
If you’re thinking about starting your Christmas shopping, I want to make you aware of several things. 1. First things first: Starbucks. From November 13-17th, from 2-5 pm, you can enjoy buy one, get one free “Holiday drinks”. Flavors included in this promo are Gingerbread …
UPDATE: The Ebook Winner is BreeAnna McManus! Woo hoo! I’ll email you! First, one of my friends pointed out these AH-dorable keepsakes from Lisa Leonard Designs (I had never heard of her!) and my heart melted. I’m SO ordering one of these when Peter gets home …
Peter and I were recently discussing the seeming lack of pursuing personal excellence in the culture around us. Kids who don’t really care about how they look or how they are perceived. And a seeming indifference to the people around them. {I know kids care …
Summer is here, and in my book, doing nothing together is family building. 🙂 Some of our favorite summer activities: 1. Packing up a lunch and heading to the beach. We live 45 minutes from Cape Cod, so we have so many great beaches to …
I’m teaching a great group of homeschoolers simple watercolor techniques, and today I thought I’d post our next project as a tutorial that you can use for your kids. Silhouette art is popular right now, and is super easy to create. Supply list:Â Watercolor paper, …
Have you ever met someone who can only seems to talk about one thing? Whether it’s sports, eBay, homeschooling, or whatever, the conversation always comes back to their one thing. And unless you are interested in their one thing, the conversation can become, well, a little …
As you noticed, the blog has been silent for over a week. In that time, I flew to SC to visit with my oldest, attended Bible Conference at Bob Jones University, celebrated my 41st birthday, and enjoyed hearing my son preach at our church’s Preaching …
Today is one of those days where I woke up feeling fully blessed. We had a wonderful weekend full of blessing and answered prayer, and received good news from our daughter in college about some upcoming opportunities the Lord has given her. But I don’t …