Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
During family devotions, Peter read a statement that was very insightful. I am going to paraphrase it, since I don’t have it right infront of me. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God!”, but the real fool is the person who …
Yesterday, while waiting for Emily to finish her violin lesson, I took my kids to the beach. The rhythm of the waves coming in and out reminded me of the rhythms of life. We have good times and then bad times. We have highs and …
One of the perks of homeschooling is that we can take fun family trips and call them a day of school. (You think I am kidding?) Yesterday, we took the kids to the Big E . {Big Eastern Agricultural Fair} Here are some of the …
Today it feels like fall {or winter…it was down to 40 degrees last night.} And what could be better than a steaming hot latte? My childhood friend, Janelle, shared this recipe with my readers on our facebook page, and I wanted to post it on the …
I was recently given the opportunity to review a few products for Timberdoodle.com. You already know that I love their hands on learning products, so when given this opportunity, I jumped at it. Weelll, the first product that I was asked to review, I just found …
One of my favorite things to do in the fall and winter is to get into my car, get a coffee, and drive down Rte. 228 in Hingham. I love looking at all of the beautiful homes and sometimes getting a glimpse into the lives …
Everyone is looking for ways to balance their busy lives. We have so many things tugging at us as 21st century busy women. And as school starts, life can feel like a frantic rat race. We have to sift through the good to make room …
Cranberry Mini Unit Study In my previous post, I added pictures of my son Matt helping his grandfather with the cranberry harvest. here My dad is a third generation cranberry grower. My great grandparents, Fiilus and Lempi Harju were Finnish immigrants who came to America …
I just want to make sure that you all know about Grooveshark.com. Grooveshark is an online library of music that you can access for free. It is different than Pandora Radio, because you actually go in and choose the music to put onto your play …