Kids love crafts. Moms often DO NOT! Let's be honest--trying to do a craft with multiple children of multiple ages can quickly turn into multiplied chaos! And of course the younger the children, the more your project is liable to try your patience! But these Rock Monsters made for an easy, … [Read more...]
What a Christian’s Facebook Should Look Like
I've heard a lot of people, even in the secular world, bemoaning the evils of social media. And the concerns are legitimate. Virtually all of us with a computer or smartphone use some form of it--Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest--even the blog you're … [Read more...]
5 Things I DON’T MISS About Sending My Kids to “Real School”
After a long and glorious summer, we started back to school yesterday. And, boy, do I have a lot of learning to do! This year we've added a Kindergartner to our homeschool and changed things up a bit for my oldest and, honestly, at this point I'm not sure just how all the … [Read more...]
Married to a Messy
NOTE: I find this is a touchy subject with a lot of women, so do me a favor and read the entire post before you get mad at me. Afterwards, feel free to get as aggravated as you want. (I think...) Sixteen years ago I married a wonderful man. My husband is a … [Read more...]
My Kitchen Table Makeover
There was nothing wrong with my kitchen table per se. It was still sturdy, fairly attractive, and entirely functional. There was just one problem. I was SICK of it! It was the color mostly, I suppose. I've had the same table and chairs for 16 years, since just before my hubby … [Read more...]
A Visit to the Creation Museum
Note: I was delighted to have Ken Ham refer to and link back to this post from his own blog, Around the World with Ken Ham, just a couple of weeks after I published it. You can read what he had to say here. ********************************* When the … [Read more...]
Black Pepper Cherry Chicken Salad
I never pass up the clearance bread items at the local grocery store bakery. Sometimes I can find some great deals on Italian breads and French breads and specialty rolls that are near their "use by" date, and so long as I'm ready to eat or freeze them quickly, they're … [Read more...]
For the ADD Housewife–The Trick of 13
Some women are amazing mess-tacklers. They can rush into the center of a home disaster or an organizational nightmare and whip it into shape with incredible zeal and focus. Me? Not so much. It's not that I'm incapable of cleaning well or that I have no organizational skills. I … [Read more...]
Why I’m Glad I Ditched Traditional Homeschooling
I wish I'd known it from the beginning, but eventually I learned that where homeschooling is concerned, what works for one family may not work for another. Now with a bit more experience under my belt, I have my own ideas and opinions and if you ask me about them, I'll certainly share, … [Read more...]
Embracing the Homeschool Mess
Sometimes you just have to give up! Accepting failure is never easy, but there are times when there is no choice but to wave the white flag of surrender and admit defeat. When you're licked, you're licked. And I have definitely been defeated. The homeschooling mess is here to stay and … [Read more...]
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