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It is well with my soul…

It is well with my soul. A 5th grade memory. Learning to “laugh at myself.”

Emotional Wreck Week

For whatever reason, what we thought was going to be, isn’t.

We are crushed, but not broken. Hurt but not dismayed.

What we held n our hands and got to love on for very few short hours was amazing for this side of Heaven.

Great NEWS! After a year of destruction – we have a blessing!

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah […]

It has been a while…

Ecclesiates 3: 1-8 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:2 a time to be born, and a time to die;a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;3 a time to kill, and a time to heal;a time to break down, and a time to build up;4 a time […]

Phineas and Ferb, a Homeschooling Idea and TAKE THAT FLY!

My kids (and husband) love Phineas and Ferb. It is a cartoon that is on the Disney channel. They always build something that is crazy, i.e. roller coasters, crazy machines, etc… Honestly, I can’t stand cartoons. The whining drives me crazy. BUT – some-days, I need to get some things done and the t.v. is […]

Buckets of fun…

Sometimes we get a little stir-crazy in our home. So, we look to each other for some entertainment. What should we do? Let’s make funny faces! Okay, that went fast. Now what? Let’s lay on our backs and count the stars. Oh, wait it is daytime. Let’s count to one trillion. {Aren’t those cute feet?} […]

Symbiotic What? Plus a FUN book for kids and teachers.

A few weeks ago, my husband and son were in the kitchen. This was their conversation. Son: “Hey Dad!”Dad: “Yes?”Son: “Did you know that the honey badger and the honey guide have a symbiotic relationship?”Dad: “What?!?”Son: “Did you know that the honey badger and the honey guide have a symbiotic relationship?”Dad: “I heard what you […]

Goodbye South America

He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. ~Jim Elliot~ [easy-share buttons=”no” counters=0 native=”selected” show_fblike=”yes”] My kids and I have been studying South America for the past month. We have had so much fun and yet are sad to leave this study. It has been interesting to […]