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A good summer read

Are you looking for a great summer read?

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

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.

Lake living blessings

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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How to paint kitchen cabinets

How to paint kitchen cabinets

Laundry Room Update ilovemy5kids

Laundry Room Update

DIYplus5

Phase 2 of DIYplus5

Our HomeMade Upside Down Tomato Planter

Grandma's Cottage

Grandmas Cottage

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Teaching with Cheerios

The Cheerios Animal Play Book (Cheerios Play Book) is one of my most favorite books to teach my kids.  We got it years ago when my 13 year old was young.  Now our baby, 5 years old, uses it.   Can I just say I appreciate being a Mom?  It is a blessing that I truly […]

Understanding Elections, an easy way to teach it.

In our house, we watch the news.  Sometimes it is overwhelming and we (even the adults) don’t understand how the United States government is run.Some of the questions my eldest had while watching the Primary coverage are: Why doesn’t the democrats have a primary? Do the states that have early primaries really matter? What is […]

The birds and the bees…yes, you know what I’m talking about…

We had the “talk” with our sons tonight.  After it was over, my husband said he learned some things…after 5 kids I thought we would have had all the bases covered.  😉  LOL!  It was awesome sharing what the Lord has stored up for them.  Even though they didn’t understand everything, we were genuine and […]

Family Rules that Stay on the Fridge and in Our Hearts

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Works-For-Me Wednesday Kitchen Organization Edition It doesn’t really have to do with kitchen organization except that I wouldn’t have a kitchen without these posted up on my fridge and it makes my life totally organized in every other way. So, I guess it is kitchen organization in a round sort of way. I’m a […]

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A summer road trip - great for a good read

Are you looking for a great summer read?

I have been kind of incognito for a while. Life has changed in the last year, drastically. For one, we had a baby. ...

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It is well with my soul...

It is well with my soul - ilovemy5kids.comI think I am in the part of my life where I could be officially called not a ...

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Emotional Wreck Week

Definition of pour out: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal) I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration. She ...

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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 ...

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It has been a while...

Ecclesiates 3: 1-8For 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 ...

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