I have been kind of incognito for a while. Life has changed in the last year, drastically. For one, we had a baby. Well, not me. But, our family. In other words, we are adopting again. I will share more in the future. It is amazing how this little one came to be in our […]
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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 […]
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Easy Fragrant Ornaments or Gift Toppers
We have a few Christmas trees in our home (only one is up right now). One of the kids’ trees is just decorated with homemade ornaments. We made these a few years ago and decided to make some more. It is so simple and the smell is out of this world delicious! These are NOT […]

How to draw Trees
Today is January 31, National Backwards Day according to National Day Calendar. It explains that Leornardo Di Vinci wrote backwards. When I mentioned this to my kids – of course, they already knew. (Who is their teacher?!) Ha! They actually learned it from Brain Pop awhile ago. I love that they love Brain Pop! If you […]

Mr. D SAT Math Bootcamp Review
Mr. D SAT Math Bootcamp Review I was compensated for my time reviewing this product/service and writing this review. Have you ever wanted your child to do well on a test but you can’t stand a subject and have no idea how to help him or her? That is me with the subject Math. Well, […]

Organizing a family: Chore Charts
Organizing 5 kids [wpsr_pinterest] We have been asked two questions, numerous times by people who learn we have five children. “Don’t you have a t.v.?” How do you manage all those kids? Here are our answers. For the first few years of our marriage, we did NOT have a television. In fact, our first television […]








