Family Bible Time
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 …
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Mom Hack – Making Extra Dinner
We often make big meals. It does take a little extra time to make a double (or quadruple as we often do) batch of something, but it’s still worth it in the long run. We like to have leftovers for lunches, and it makes it …
IL Concealed Carry Class
Wow. My mind is reeling. We just sat through 4 hours of a Concealed Carry Class (It is a 16 hour class). The laws, legalities and amendments that are redundant & just more hoop jumping. It’s honestly terrifying & some really weird, poorly written laws… …
Building a Noodle Rack & Towel Holder
This summer Grant saw some plans for a Noodle Rack & Towel Holder for the pool area. It was a fairly simple project & Logan made it almost all by himself… a few of the pvc pipes we had cut at the local hardware store, …
Bug Hunting Fun
A blessing of summer – lots of time to go bug hunting. This has been the kids’ new favorite way to spend their time. The other night they stayed up late trying to catch an elusive butterfly. It blesses me to see them laughing & …
Miscellaneous pictures August 2019
I always have random pictures that don’t fit in a particular group, so I figured I should make a monthly post of them.
Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 3
After touring the beautiful grounds & the big house, we made it through the tank park & the Division Museum. Sadly, by the time we got to the museum, we only had an hour left, so we rushed through it. It was really fascinating. Most …
Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 1
We took a day trip today to Cantigny Park in Wheaton. It was about an hour & a half drive. Some friends of ours recommended it to us & we were excited to visit. The weather was beautiful, especially for August! Mid 70s & gorgeous! …