So maybe you're always a perfect picture of faith and trust in God. Me? Not so much. What's amazing, I think, is that I can trust God with my eternity. I'm a believer, after all. I trust in Him for the forgiveness of my sins through His death on the cross in my place and His … [Read more...]
13 Random Facts About Me
Whether we care to admit it or not, human beings are hopelessly curious about the details of other people's lives. It's just human nature. In fact, while social media does a lot to reveal people's self-absorption, it does just as much to reveal their natural curiosity. We take … [Read more...]
A Moment’s Neglect — The Day I Left My Baby in a Hot Car
I used to have them regularly, these nightmares of finding my child drowned. That's dark and morbid and hardly the kind of pleasantness I prefer writing about, but it was something that truly tormented me for a time. My youngest son was terrifyingly fearless as a toddler. He … [Read more...]
Why Our Frustrations with the Kids are So Often Our Own Fault
Listen, the last thing in the world I want to do is mommy-bash. If ever there was a woman who is sympathetic to the plight of all the hard-working, long-suffering, over-committed, under-appreciated, desperately sleep-deprived moms out there, surely it's me! And in writing … [Read more...]
Five Things Tuesday: 5 Easy-to-Grow Vegetables for Your Container Garden
A couple of weeks ago, I told you about my container garden. It's been the perfect solution for a gal like me who wanted very much to have fresh vegetables in the summer, but just could not seem to meet with success in a traditional earth garden. But if you're considering trying a … [Read more...]
Why Social Media is Amazing (and Why I Can’t Fathom Condemning It)
To hear some people talk, you would think sins like narcissism, gossip, slander, and even adultery hardly existed before the advent of social media. Somehow Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and whatever other social media outlet you wish to name are the greatest ills of our society, or at least … [Read more...]
Container Gardening for the Horticulturally Challenged
Growing up, my parents were big garden people, growing just about every vegetable you can imagine in their backyard plot. I learned how to weed and water, dig potatoes and pull up carrots, break green beans by the bushel and pick only the prettiest bell peppers and the plumpest, sweetest … [Read more...]
40 Mealtime Conversation Starters {w/Free Printable}
The statistics all say the same thing: When families eat more meals together, children tend to be healthier, do better in school, have better self-esteem, and avoid risky behaviors more often than their peers. Now I don't think all those good things come from the meals together so much … [Read more...]
Easy Mac and Cheese Chicken Soup
Maybe it's because I'm not a fan of cold sandwiches myself, but I love being able to fix my kids hot lunches. It's just one of the many benefits of being a stay-at-home/homeschooling mom. But if I'm going to make a hot lunch, most days it needs to be a fairly quick one! We eat … [Read more...]
My Homeschool Convention Finds
Last week I went to my first homeschool convention of the year and came home, as usual, refreshed and rejuvenated, with more catalogs and notes and free info than I could ever find the time to sort through. And I also came home with some pretty awesome purchases! Interestingly … [Read more...]
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