Large Family Raising Fruit John 15:5
I was in tears yesterday morning. 😥Tears of frustration, anger, hurt, fear, anxiety. What happened, you might ask? I made a simple phone call. To try to schedule an appointment to see a dermatologist. Because I found a concerning spot and knew I needed to get …
The Co-op we were a part of last year does a once a month nature studies. We hosted this month and Xanna led the class. It was beautiful weather, (after many days of rain, so much appreciated!) We spent some time exploring in the creek …
Lexa, Lizzy, Logan & Keira have been enjoying doing the Fall session of 4H Air Rifle. They have been improving each week and have done a phenomenal job of obeying the range rules & being safe. The instructor has made mention of their good discipline …
We joined a group of homeschoolers & went to the WWII Days at Midway Village on Friday. The weather was beautiful & we had a great day. I was struck by how neat it was to have so much genuine WWII equipment – the tents, …
*An Unexpected Day At Home* We had another busy day planned for yesterday, but with all the storms, the day’s festivities were postponed. I have to admit I was thrilled to have an unexpected day at home! What a blessing! Here are a few ways …
Our town has a community theater & they are puting on Willy Wonka this weekend & next. We were invited to the dress rehearsal the night before opening night, with other local homeschoolers. We really enjoyed the play! We only knew one of the actors, …
We recently discovered reusable food pouches. It is interesting to me how much parenting “things” have changed in the past 19 years since we were new parents. There are so many new options, neat things that were not around then. A few of my favorites …
Our youngest kids LOVE to help out. Especially when working side by side (don’t we all?!) with myself or anyone. It takes longer to get stuff done when training children. But, oh, it is so worth it! Years ago as a young mother I was …
We started back to school this week. This is the first year in at least 8 years that we took the whole summer off school. It was really nice. Now we are fresh & ready to get back at it! 🙂 Our first few days …
Grant took the boys camping last week (sadly, I didn’t get many good pictures). They decided to go a second night & invited any of the girls that wanted to join them. Keira & Emma were excited! It was a lot LOUDER than everyone expected …