Wordless Wednesday – A Birth Story

Wordless Wednesday – A Birth Story Birth. A truly miraculous event in the life of a family. And for the first time, I witnessed it with my own eyes.   I was blessed beyond words to get o experience much more of Elizabeth’s birth than most C-section momma’s are ever able to. My doctor was […]

Hands of a Child – Math Lapbook Review

If you have read here for any length of time you already know my extreme love for Hands of a Child products. So when the TOS Crew was asked to review some of their lapbook kits I was so excited! We had never done a math lapbook so I choose their “Let’s Measure It” lapbook […]

5 Weekly Goals

Well as you have probably seen either on the Facebook page or here on the blog Elizabeth Ann is here and we are all settling in to our life as a family of 8 now. And while I am very limited in what I can accomplish while recovering I am the type of person that […]

Introducing……….

Elizabeth Ann Sikes 7lbs 8oz August 13th, 2013 at 11:48 Things are going great here and we are all recovering and adjusting well. Please excuse my slow response and fewer posts as we “babymoon” for the next couple of weeks.

3 Baby Must Haves – A Guest Post

It is a very exciting time around this wonderful blog for this beautiful family! By now there is a baby in arms or on the way and everyone is loving the reminder that life is such a blessing. While many of us are wanting to see adorable baby photos and some of us are getting […]

5 Weekly Goals – August 12th

So, this is the big week. The birth of our 4th daughter is scheduled for tomorrow and I am trying really hard not to be anxious. But if I am totally honest I am. I am really struggling this time. I am nervous about her health, nervous about leaving the care of 5 children (no […]

Notgrass Company – American History Homeschool

I have never used any curriculum from Notgrass Company until this summer. And now I have found a new love for teaching American History homeschool style! The America the Beautiful Curriculum Package  ($99.95) that I am using now as our group history program is absolutely amazing! This 150 lesson, hardback set of two textbooks offers a Biblical approach to the […]

Preparing for Change – A Self Reflection

As I have written these posts this week it has made me stop and think a lot. I have found myself preparing for change yet again and yet again being stressed out often times by the idea of what is coming. And I have decided that we are, many times, our own worst enemies. We […]