Keeping Short Accounts

Keeping Short Accounts

Several years ago, a dear friend of mine encouraged me to work on “Keeping Short Accounts”. At first I struggled with it – How do I practically apply that? What exactly does that mean? How do I even explain something like this that seems so …

Miscellaneous pictures September 2019

Miscellaneous pictures September 2019

Here is our September misc picture post …. I would love to hear feedback – is it overwhelming to have so many pictures at once? Is it better to split a post like this into maybe 2 posts?

Musings about Christians and Complaining…

Musings about Christians and Complaining…

I want to be a person who doesn’t complain. I know I do complain. I don’t think I do as much as others say (isn’t it always hard to see things from other’s perspective?) But I know words are subject to interpretation. And sometimes I …

WWII Days at Midway Village 2019

WWII Days at Midway Village 2019

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, …

A Few of My Favorite Things…

A Few of My Favorite Things…

*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 …

Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka

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, …

Starting Kids Helping At A Young Age

Starting Kids Helping At A Young Age

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 …

Going Camping

Going Camping

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 …

Scheduling Things

Scheduling Things

I recently learned that you can schedule things – like texts & blog posts. I have been enjoying it a lot! I often forget to respond to messages because I’m busy & only seem to remember when I’m lying awake in the middle of the …

Mondays – laundry/dishes & catch up day

Mondays – laundry/dishes & catch up day

Yes, children, I am writing about laundry. No need to be embarrassed. 😉 Mondays are usually spent catching up from the weekend. I don’t normally do dishes or laundry on Sundays, just to better have a day of REST. Therefore, it’s not uncommon to find …