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 Family’s DIYs & Home Remodels
Mister Graniteman

Getting perspective

DIY Tabletop Art Easel

Homemade Ant Farm

How to use rags to curl hair
Our Homeschooling
I feel like dancing…my fiesta time.
When all five children are in their respected rooms “resting” – I could break out in dance and sometimes do. The older ones are required to stay in their rooms and either read or play quietly (if they get loud, they have to clean their room or take a nap themselves). They younger ones usually […]
Free For Summer
iHomeschool Network is compensating me to share this free, no strings attached offer with you. THIS summer is going to be a blast for my kids and their cousins! I love the summer when there are exciting things planned! Come back soon and check out our Cousin Camp Ideas! It will be an entire week of […]
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 […]

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 […]






