The last few weeks have gone down hill fast. We've been blessed with so much- new furniture, movie tickets, a friend to decorate and help organize my home for a few days, besides the normal things- everyone's healthy, growing, food on the table and too many clothes in the dresser. Why is that? Why I … Continue reading Dry Bones
THAT Year
Well, we have a couple more weeks of school, and then we're done our first real year of school (I don't count Kindergarten, because we didn't have to do it. It was still a lot of work though! That stuff didn't come naturally to me.) Our Clever One went from slowly, painstakingly, precisely printing a … Continue reading THAT Year
Intentionally Easter
Part of the beauty of homeschooling is that we can add so much to our day. When five or six subjects are done in less than two hours, it guarantees that there's enough time for fun, extra learning, and life skills. So we got into Easter. Hands, feet and noses deep. We did this beautiful … Continue reading Intentionally Easter
Quick! Your Tolerance is Showing!
Sometimes the ones that preach tolerance the most, actually are the quickest to judge and condemn.Oh, do I love Facebook. It is, literally, my only outlet to the outside world on most days. Like, where grown ups are. I don't know if your newsfeed looks like mine, but sometimes I get so angry, I have … Continue reading Quick! Your Tolerance is Showing!
Trans Fats, Conspiracies and Provision
I'm tired. I have been trying to switch our family over to whole foods, as quietly and calmly as possible. I don't want to hear a lot of whining, complaining or arguing: that's why I don't talk to myself anymore. But as I do this, I am fighting the "rules" that I've been fed for … Continue reading Trans Fats, Conspiracies and Provision
Ordering My Days
Each day we are given 24 hours, or 1 440 minutes, or 86 400 seconds. I'm embarrassed to say that I have squandered a great deal of them. "Presence" is my theme this year. I wanted to spend more time in Jesus' presence, and actively participate in the presence of those around me. When you … Continue reading Ordering My Days
Date Night!
Well, seeing that it's Valentine's Day, this felt like the best time to share a new part of our life: DATE NIGHT. Which will not be happening tonight, because my handsome hubby has a hockey game. Honestly, it doesn't bother me: our church was doing something cool, so we would have gone to that, but … Continue reading Date Night!
Everything You Do
I don't often get to listen to music on the radio: we do a lot of Odyssey, Thousand Foot Krutch, Skillet and whatever the kids are jamming to. But today, in between switching cd's, that song from Steven Curtis Chapman came on, and I left it ON, like the rebel I am. I don't know … Continue reading Everything You Do
A Fresh, New Start
I'm not a big new year's resolution girl. They are often big, enormous lifestyle changes that one tries to change in one day. Every year I do a little one, just for fun, though. Last year, I resolved to not go to WalMart. I did pretty well, up to December. I went three times from … Continue reading A Fresh, New Start
Happy Holicrazy {Part 2}
We've all seen the pictures, the taglines, the defiant "I'm Keeping Christ in Christmas." I love facebook for keeping alive the passive aggressive war of semantics, beliefs and agendas. After all, it's your facebook, you can post what you want, right?So, are you? You know, "keeping Christ in Christmas." Let's start a checklist. For me, … Continue reading Happy Holicrazy {Part 2}
