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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 […]

Our Family’s DIYs & Home Remodels

Will the leaning tower fall? (Part 20 1/2)

How to install Granite

How to install granite – Hire someone!

Eiffel Tower Dresser Makeover

Girls Dresser Makeover

How to tile backsplash

How to TILE Back-splash Tutorial with lots of pictures

Red Cardinal Stain Glass Faux

Red Cardinal Faux Stain Glass DIY Project

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Our Homeschooling

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 […]

DIY Heat Pad with kids

DIY Heating Pad with kids

DIY Heating Pad with kids Ever have those terrible earaches in the middle of the night and have nothing on hand to soothe it? Here is something you can make in minutes with your kids for under a $1.00! Join me over at The Happy Housewife today as I show you how to make one […]

Homemade Egyptian School Projects –The Sphinx

Shameless Plug: I’m posting at The Homeschool Post today – “What Home School is REALLY like.” Please go visit and leave a comment. We have been doing an Egyptian Study for weeks. Each child had a project to do without me (the teacher) but they could use their Dad’s help.  (Don’t you love how I […]

McDonald Observatory Texas

McDonald Observatory Field Trip

On our recent trip to Odessa, Texas – the kids and I decided to drive down to the McDonald Observatory. [wpsr_pinterest] After getting off of the Interstate we took a beautiful road that was nestled in between the Davis Mountains.  I can’t even begin to describe the beauty of the landscape.  For 30 minutes, it […]

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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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