Using “extra” time

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With all of the sickness around here lately we have been looking for things to do. Sweet Katherine  So one day we all dressed up. Her mind is always working!! And did our hair!!  Who is this young lady? This can’t be my child!!  And took lots and lots of pictures!! Oh my!! She […]

Creating Peace.

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Is your house filled with yelling children, loud talk, spiteful words, and hasty action. Does choas reign within your walls and make you want to hide in the bathroom? I am on a journey to create peace within my home. I want my home to be a relaxing place for people to come. Not place […]

Bedtime

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Bedtime. It is a time of day that draws the line in the sand between parents and children. One is desperate for the day to end and quiet to finally reign. The other side is ready for a few more hours of rough and tumble play. We are getting ready to begin a new school […]

At least it wasn’t water!!

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You know those super fun punching bags that you fill with water at the bottom and when you hit it, it falls down and then bounces back up? Well Josiah got one for Christmas and he loved it! But it shortly got a hole in the “water” compartment and so I decided to fill the […]

Mother’s Day 2011

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So, I got my new camera. On this Mother’s Day weekend 2011. And I am LOVING it. We had an amzing, busy, family filled weekend. I couldn’t have asked for a better Mother’s Day. I am truly blessed. Our family ties are strong and that is not something I take for granted. It is in […]

Bag Bread.

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We dumped and poured and squeezed and squished. We counted and measured and read the directions. We made some messes. We loved this project. (The article is published in my all time favorite magazine, Keepers At Home) We kneaded and punched and dusted with flour. We rolled and cut and rolled some more. We waited […]

Winter Blahs…

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Or should I say Beating the winter blahhhhs! These photos were taken a couple of weeks ago. You know, before the dreaded stomach bug brought our family to a halt for over a week. No activities, no church, no visitors, no food (well everyone took turns with this one, I promise that I offered. It’s […]

Can You Feel the Love Tonight….or morning, or afternoon

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…..or whatever time of day I happen to hit publish on this post. Unfortunatley despite all my best efforts to keep us well this winter, for my sanity and for Jeremiah’s sake illness has found us anyway. It seems to be a short lived 12 hour stomach bug this time and has only effected two […]