Favorite Things Weekend Edition

Weekend Edition: Some of you know that my site totally crashed last week. And because it did, I didn’t get to share that I was guest posting at Darby Duggar’s site. She asked me to write about my prayer life during different seasons of our …

Understand Your Fear and Expose Your Idol

We don’t worship idols in modern-day America. Not wood and stone idols anyway. But everyday, Christian women are living under the harsh rule of an idol in their lives, and they are so ensnared that they can’t see clearly to get help for themselves. Idol-living …

Giveaway: Karen Andreola’s Mother Culture CD

Need a little Charlotte Mason inspiration? As you know, I read and enjoy Karen Andreola’s blog Moments With Mother Culture. I’ve also enjoyed her books and have personally benefitted from her research. I am forever grateful to her. 🙂 Did you know that she has …

FREE Watercolor Prints (and the CM Method Intravenously)

Fall is just around the corner and I am just as unmotivated this year as I was last year about homeschooling. True confession. I am not sure if it is my lack of energy from having pneumonia three weeks ago, or if I am just …

Must Have Clothes for Fall for Christian Women

This weekend we spent some time in New York City with our two oldest girls, my niece and my mother. Our hotel was smack dab in the middle of Times Square. One thing I love to look at in the city is the vast array …

Confessions of a Goal Oriented, Trying-to-Change Wife

Some moms “take” life, and other moms “tame” life. One is reactive, the other is proactive. Me? I vacillate between proactive and reactive depending on a number of factors. I guess that makes me inconsistent…or flexible. My heart is to want to build. Inside the …

What’s Been Keeping Me Busy (Family Pics)

Things have been quiet on the blog because we have been super busy around here–busy in a good way. Busy with my family. I am LOVING having all five kids home under one roof.  🙂 So,so thankful for the time I have with each of …

Cherishing the Moments

For three weeks, all five of my children are under one roof. So, I won’t be writing much here in the next few weeks.   So, even thought I won’t be writing, I do have plans: 🙂 clambakes, movie nights, a trip to NY, kids …

Missionary Wives Furlough Q&A

This is not a post I intended to write, but missions seems to be something that is on my heart lately. Perhaps it is because my oldest daughter is just finishing up a 10 week missions trip through Germany. Perhaps it is because of the visit …

Fun Giveaway for You via Keeplets!

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER! Christina Fletcher!! EMAIL ME YOUR INFO SO I CAN MAIL THIS OUT TO YOU!! 🙂 Today I have a fun giveaway for you and a little girl in your life courtesy of Jennifer from Keeplets. Have you heard of them?  Keeplets …