Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
I am going to try to persuade you to do something radical. Are you ready? It’s called a Media Fast. And our family has benefitted greatly from it. Media Fast is simply shutting off all media for one week: tv, video games, music, and social …
Okay, here is our last giveaway for June- and this time it’s not a book! Just in time for flip flop weather–all you need for fabulous feet! Win this OPI Barefoot Beauties Pedicure Set which includes: 1 oz Coconut Melon Avojuice (my favorite cream ever!) …
The Winner of Elizabeth George’s book Breaking the Worry Habit Forever is ***************Angela E.*************** who blogs over at Rocky Mountain Magnolia! Just send me your address and I will pop this in the mail for you! bealsfamily7@gmail.com
My friend, Charity, shared this link with me on Facebook and I am intrigued! These look like the most comfy skirts ever and seem so easy to make. They are made of a man’s cotton t-shirt and shirred with elastic thread. Pop over here to …
You are a branch. He is the true Vine. We, the branches cannot produce godly fruit when we are independent from the Vine. And yet, we try. We think we can handle life our way, all by ourselves. Life only works when we depend on …
Yesterday, I got a positive mono test. I am kinda relieved, because I was secretly beginning to wonder if I was just becoming lazy. Or dying. I have been unwell since mid-May, and this was not the way that I planned to start my summer. …
Quick tutorial using only three colors: French Ultramarine, Light Red and Burnt Umber. Draw in light pencil on 140lb watercolor paper. Trace with a permanent marker- Sharpie or Prismacolor. I tend to use a Sepia Prismacolor instead of a black ink. Individual paint tubes (Windsor …
Because looking around without the lense of joy, this is what I see: Piles of shoes by the door. Dirt on the floor by shoes “not stomped” (by two boys who should know better.) Toys, left out, in cluttered heaps. Books in piles, in each …
Are you using Jesus Christ? Is He really just a way to get what you want? I know we’d never admit to that kind of mindset. But consider these statements I have heard multiple times and some that I have even thought myself. “Well, if I …
We have been sick for a week and a half and have basically been in the house. Not the start to summer vacation we planned on. But, I am thankful for the little moments we have had together, even while we were sick. Today we …