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
It is finished! (Until Jan.)
Today was our last day of school for this year. We don’t take the summer off, we take the fall because our summers are so hot. We also get better rates when we travel during the off season. Plus, my boys get to go to their grandparents and hunt. (They love to learn about the […]

Shortcuts for Learning: Learning the US Presidents in order
Shortcuts for Learning: Presidential Edition: US Presidents in Order [wpsr_pinterest] I love shortcuts. I love when my kids remember something by saying a cute rhyme or a short song. Here is a cute song that helps teach children the United States Presidents in order. [easy-share buttons=”no” counters=0 native=”selected” show_fblike=”yes”] If you would like to take […]
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 […]

Mommy Moments in the grocery store and beyond
I used to avoid going to the grocery store with all my kids. Now that they all grew up “overnight” – it is so nice to be able to smile in the store and really mean it. [wpsr_pinterest] I went to the store today. I had a few Mommy Moments. I went down the Easter […]









