Do you ever wonder how kids, boys especially, survive childhood? I find myself pondering this frequently. Last week, we were thankful for God’s protection yet again… My dad dropped by on Friday afternoon for a bit. The boys were excitedly telling him about their morning coronations. Keegan hadn’t parted with the dearly beloved scepter all […]
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Help in Organizing
I love the result of a neat orderly home, but I am not the most neat, orderly and organized person in the world. Sometimes, I just need a little nudge in the right direction… My husband gave me that much needed nudge to de-clutter and reorganize my pantry. He proceeded to empty everything out, so […]
A Buck Well Spent
It is sometimes the simplest things in life that occupy and delight us! Last year when we were studying Native Americans and frontiersmen, I found these tiny figurines at the dollar store. Xander was fairly obsessed with them last year. And these have inspired hours of quiet play (punctuated by muted gunshots and intense fighting […]
Thankful to be low again…
There are never dull moments when children are around. But some weeks are more unpredictable than others. Last week, my youngest woke up on Tuesday morning (3am) with a fever. He fevered off and on for several days. He has such a high pain tolerance that he just went from his usual running around like […]
A Way Out
I don’t think I could ever tire of Anne of Green Gables. I saw it in play form last week NINE times and still love it. I probably love this story so much because growing up in a family of 3 girls, there was plenty of “Anne” types of emotions, imagination and adventures going on between […]
Growing in Gratitude!
I formally started my online gratitude list last year. Wow. I love the habit that it has formed. When I’m struggling with discontentment, envy, selfishness, exhaustion or whatever the problem of the day is, it is amazing to see what happens when I turn my thoughts to the Lord and then start thanking Him for what […]