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 […]
Our Homeschooling
Tons of Mobile Apps for Education – plus an Online Homeschool Conference
I’ve been attending the Heart of the Matter Homeschool Conference from the convenience of my dining room. (In my jammies. Shh…don’t tell.) It is only $14.95 plus you get the MP3’s so you can listen at your own time frame. One of the top tips – I came away with today is: Mobile APPS for […]

10 things I’ve learned about myself through homeschooling
I participating the next 10 weeks in a Top 10 Lists on Tuesdays. Follow iLoveMy5Kids on Facebook so you don’t miss a post. This week is: 10 Things I’ve learned about myself through homeschooling There are many things I’ve learned about myself through homeschooling, one is having a lunch lady or man, is a true […]
If I was a teenager again…I’d invest wisely.
This would have worked for me if I’d started earlier. But, the good news it still can! Everyone seems to have 20/20 hindsight. O, to be a teenager again, I would invest more wisely. Lesson learned! I’d wish someone had taught me how to use the compound interest principle. Basically, in a nutshell, you put […]

Creating a Masterpiece Lessons in Pastel Review and Giveaway
Creating a Masterpiece Lessons in Pastel Review and Giveaway Have you ever used pastels? I thought they were just crayons until I listened to Sharon Hofer from Creating a Masterpiece – Lessons in Pastel explained they they are actually oil paints that will stain white couches and floors. Guess who has a white couch with […]