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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 Butterflies: From Caterpillar to a Painted Lady

The Princesses received a Butterfly Garden for Christmas. It took us until March to send off for the caterpillars. They came in regular mail. Upside down. But, the caterpillars all survived. A few days later, they crawled into the top of the cup and formed chrysalids. We then had to take the paper […]

Shopping list for “new to me” Homeschool materials

I’m shopping for “new to me” Homeschool materials! Who better to ask than fellow homeschoolers, teachers or just people who might have dusty books on a shelf that they never read? I’m in need of a few used books. If you have these and would like to sell them please send me a note […]

A little bit of Sunshine in our Homeschool!

Good-tempered leaders invigorate lives; they’re like spring rain and sunshine. Proverbs 16: 15 (The Message Version) I love that this scripture reminds me to be a good leader to my children. Who doesn’t like a nice spring rain and warm sunshine? Rain cleanses. Sunshine promotes growth. Rain waters seeds. Sunshine makes […]

Buckets of fun…

Sometimes we get a little stir-crazy in our home. So, we look to each other for some entertainment. What should we do? Let’s make funny faces! Okay, that went fast. Now what? Let’s lay on our backs and count the stars. Oh, wait it is daytime. Let’s count to one trillion. {Aren’t those cute feet?} […]