Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
This past week we had National Hoops Ministries come to our church to do an Evangelistic outreach for our areas teens. Peter and I cannot speak highly enough of this ministry. The kids who come out for the event are usually totally unchurched and unfamiliar …
Today is the day for my Friday Five, but since Bek is home for only another week, I thought I would show you what I have been up to with my five kiddos instead. 🙂 I thought this was a must read this week: The …
You may remember this post that I wrote last year about my lone pansy that had grown in our rock patio entitled “Growing Between A Rock and A Hard Place.” Well, this week I came out to find a surprise. My little pansies were no …
Motherhood is not taken seriously. Oh, I know that once a year on Mother’s Day the stores are full of cards, chocolates and accolades for our one day celebration of “Mother.” But the world around me does not take motherhood seriously. No, for years …
Difficult people are everywhere, and avoiding them is, well, unavoidable. Meeting someone with a reputation for moodiness can be most unpleasant. It can be something you actually dread! Nobody wants to be near someone who is all bitterness and spews her yuck out at every …
So, I know it’s a day late, but here is our Friday Five. 🙂 But before we start with that, look who’s home: She got in during the wee hours of this morning. We slept in late, had a special breakfast, had friends and …
We are almost to the end of our homeschool year, and this is NOT the time that I want to be thinking about next years curriculum, but alas, the MassHope Convention is in town and instead of checking out and heading to the beach, I …
Today I am participating in a Modern Mrs. Darcy’s Book Carnival. We were asked to post about a book that changed our life. I have to say that I have been thinking about this for a week or so and was having a hard time …
I am cracking up at my title. Don’t you wish we could have a wisdom giveaway? If only it were that easy! lol But, we ARE giving away Lydia Brownback’s newest book, entitled A Woman’s Wisdom: How the Book of Proverbs Speaks to Everything …
I am thinking about Mothers Day and how blessed Peter and I were to be raised by such wonderful mothers. I am thankful every day that we both had “mean mothers” who loved us. This poem from a 1970’s newspaper article will help you to understand …