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
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 […]

Organizing a family: Chore Charts
Organizing 5 kids [wpsr_pinterest] We have been asked two questions, numerous times by people who learn we have five children. “Don’t you have a t.v.?” How do you manage all those kids? Here are our answers. For the first few years of our marriage, we did NOT have a television. In fact, our first television […]
Organization and My Play Date Blunder Post
For some reason, my commenting system failed. Big time. So, I’m sharing all the comments that disappeared yesterday. Some of them are really going to simplify my life. Thanks so much for participating in my first Homeschool Village Playdate! Okay, here they are…in no particular order. (I hope I got them all, if not, please […]
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 […]