A Special Week

So while I am busy this week with my husband on vacation I thought is would be fun to visit some posts from Thanksgivings past. While I am making cookies (or something like them), spending time with family, and dwelling on both the physical and spiritual blessings of this life, I wanted to leave you […]

Tomorrow.

As I stood by the side of my friend and looked into the casket that held her young daughter, my breath caught in my throat. I just wanted to fall to the floor. It could be any of us. In a moment, life is over. Young. Old. Sick. Healthy. Troubled. Stable. Death comes to all […]

Giving.

Thanksgiving.   As we enter into a time for reflecting on thankfulness I felt led to share these pictures. While they are a few months old, they tell a story much deeper than first seen.     See, this is the evening of Daddy’s birthday. And he is opening his presents after eating the dinner […]

Community.

  My little community has been rocked these past few months by a growing trend that no one saw coming. It isn’t drugs or rape or anything that can be countered in the physical realm of this world. It is suicide. It is a permenent solution to temporary problems as I have recently heard it […]

Finding a Thankful Spirit

Are you struggling to be thankful this holiday season? Is your heart heavy as you see the events going on in the world? Finding peace and thankfulness is hard in the hard times that many are facing this year. But there is a way, that with a little effort, we can find a thankful spirit. […]

Maintaining Order – A Series

Do you feel like you are living in chaos and always behind? Are you struggling to keep your head above water and all your “plates” spinning at the same time without them crashing around you? Well, this series has been born out of my desire to help women, and more importantly mothers, rise above this […]

In the Hands of a Child GIVEAWAY

   My children and I have had te extreme pleasure of using two different products from In the Hands of a Child. We did one lapbook unit and one notebooking unit. We have done several lapbooks as you have seen here before, but this is the first time we have done any notebooking. In the […]

Melissa & Doug Terrific Twenty List and Giveaway

If you have children I am sure that you have heard about Melissa and Doug toys. They are some of the best made toys that I have ever seen and my children always love these toys. With Christmas just around the corner Melissa and Doug have created their “Terrific Twenty” holiday guide for 2012. I […]