Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Summertime’s here! Here are a few good reads for your weekend down time. Too many toys limit your child’s creativity per Becoming Minimalists. I was so good at limiting what was available to my older three (R,E,M), and somewhere in the avalanche of kids I …
Okay, I was going out yesterday for some retail therapy to do some shopping and Rebekah wanted to stay home. I was in an “I. need. to. get. out. of. this. house” mood. So in typical mother fashion, I warned her not to do anything …
My son, Matthew, is studying the Easter story for our church’s Preaching Exposition. This is an event where boys can study a passage and are given a time to preach to the congregation what they have learned. He recently asked me if I had ever …
Yes, selling my artwork. We have five children to put through college. 🙂 This piece is a 5″X7″ original watercolor entitled “Nantucket Fence.” Unframed, and matted to fit an 11″X14″ frame. $50. plus $10.00 shipping in the US. Email me if you are interested: bealsfamily7@gmail.com
I feel especially blessed this week as I count my blessings. Everything in life is sifted through the loving hands of God to me. And I am told to give thanks. So I am counting. My sister Bethy had a newborn baby, Leah Mae. I …
We all have them. Bad days. Unexpected problems. Things we didn’t sign up for. Things that are totally out of our control. Maybe it is financial hardship or a loss of a job. Or maybe someone who should be doing you good is doing you …
Peter was teaching on witnessing to our teen group. He mentioned that someday we will be accountable to have witnessed to those who are closest to us. God puts us in a circle of influence and He wants us to be witnesses there first. Door …