Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
Ohhhh, I just loved this quote and had to share it! “Home is the true wife’s kingdom. There, first of all places, she must be strong and beautiful. She may touch life outside in many ways, if she can do it without slighting the duties …
I want to share with you one of our favorite devotional series for kids. I am re-reading this to Hope right now and she loves it as much as my other kids did. It is the “Building on the Rock” series of books, and each …
I have another book giveaway for you! Woohoo! (enter below!) Have you met Darby Duggar? Go ahead. I’ll wait while you go say hello. 🙂 Mkay. When she asked me to review her book, For the Love of Our Husbands I was thrilled because the area …
My oldest daughter is now in Europe for 10 weeks. Would you pray for her? For growth, safety and usefulness to Christ? If you are interested, you can keep up with her travels here. She is required to keep a journal of her trip in …
Every once in a while, a little soul searching is a good thing. Some questions: Do you know error when you hear it/read it? Are you unknowingly speaking error to yourself? When someone presents error, do you recognize it? When something is just a …
Today I posted a video on the JoyFilled Days Facebook page about why you should loosely schedule your toddlers days. You can go here to see it. When my firstborn was only two- three years old, I started noticing that whenever I called her to …
Wanting to be loved is normal and natural. But when that good desire becomes all consuming and morphs into an expectation of being loved, you are in danger of becoming an approval junkie. An approval junkie is just like a Visa card. They want to …
Sometimes ordinary is a good thing. In fact, when raising children, an ordinary day is a gift. Just a day to be together and live life side by side. No frills, nothing to write home about, except that nothing happened and it seemed so normal. …
My sister brought a delicious Tastefully Simple Key Lime Cheeseball to my house for our Mother’s Day celebration. It was so delish. Did I mention that already? Okay then. Of course, we really don’t want to have to buy the mix if you can do …
I rarely talk about child discipline on my blog. Training, yes. Discipline, no. When moms ask me for help, I will help. But I rarely, if ever, tell someone how to discipline a child. And there is good reason for that. #1. I don’t …