Large Family Raising Fruit John 15:5
We have been doing a family plank challenge this month. We are starting to do a weekly check in to time everyone. Each person is being challenged to do better than their last time. Two people go head to head at a time while everyone …
I’ve been trying to say YES more. So, today I said YES. Because – why not? Bubbles are fairly cheap. And the giggles and fun are sweet memories that these sisters will hopefully carry for a long time. And it wasn’t a huge mess to …
Every morning at 7am you will find us in the front room for our Family Bible Time. This has become a very special time for our family. We spend time talking about The Verse of the Day from the Bible app we use. We welcome …
It was such a gift to have a day at home yesterday in the midst of a crazy busy week and in the middle of an insane month. I’m so grateful. All the olders were gone & the youngers worked with me on cleaning, packing, …
Kids can teach us so much. I love their ready smiles, their unbiased, unconditional love. The radiating joy. The way their faces light up when they see you. Their selfless, giving hearts (don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of selfishness also – we all …
Yesterday afternoon we took a much needed day of REST! We played games, laughed a lot & were so thankful for the time. Instead of playing a game all together, we spent the afternoon playing games with 1 or 2 kids at a time. Often …
Over the years there have been many, many times that families have blessed us by bringing a meal to our family – whether it was following an illness, birth, death, when I was in the hospital or out of town for my grandparents’ funerals. As …
This is our first year in 4H. It has been a good experience & we are busy gearing up for the fair. As a part of 4H, we have had the opportunity to do some shooting sports. We did recurve & compound archery & air …
Grant & I were both raised to write thank you notes. It’s a lost & dying art, though, we have come to realize. Still, we feel it is very important & meaningful and we are teaching our kids the importance of writing letters. There is …
Lexa & Lizzy were gone this afternoon and Keira & Emma were working with me on tidying up and getting ready for dinner. We found a pile of Lizzy’s laundry & I suggested to the younger girls that we could bless Lizzy by folding her …