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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 […]

Organization and My Play Date Blunder Post

For some reason, my commenting system failed. Big time. So, I’m sharing all the comments that disappeared yesterday. Some of them are really going to simplify my life. Thanks so much for participating in my first Homeschool Village Playdate! Okay, here they are…in no particular order. (I hope I got them all, if not, please […]

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 […]

History, Geography, and a Little Science All wrapped up in a delightful little book!

Have you ever read a boring history book? Yep, we all have. That is why I jumped at the chance to read – The Adventures of Munford – Munford Meets Robert Fulton by Jamie Aramini. It is a cute little book (with delightful artwork) that mixes history, geography and science. It came in the mail […]

New $100 Bill

My hubs has led the Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace Class more than a few times so we use the cash envelope system. Meaning I pay with cash most of the time. Most of the time my grocery bill is always over $100.00 for the week. It is not uncommon for me to pay with a […]