Family Worship

With this new year we have started a new routine at bedtime. Joe has always spent time with the kids before bed telling Bible stories and asking them questions about the Bible. They would learn passages together and just spend time with each other while meditating on the Word. I have wanted to be more […]

Homemade Diaper Wipes

To make your own disposable wet wipes all you need to start are just a few simple items that, if you have a baby, you probably already have on hand. Here is a step by step guide to make your own wet wipes. First start with a roll of quality paper towels. These need to […]

Re-Evaluation

I had the opportunity last week to take some fall pictures of the kids and I was so pleased with how they turned out. This beautiful spot was just around the corner from speech so we headed out early to take advantage of the only nice day we had last week. We had so much […]

My heartbeat

I am a stay at home mom. I am a homeschooling mom. I am an extended nursing mom. I am a mom four times over. But in the past few weeks it has been on my mind a lot, this thing called motherhood. I love it. I live for it. It is WHO I am […]

Summer time

I read a great post on this blog and I thought I would follow suite. While I have already implemented a schedule for us around here for this summer I thought it would be fun to share some goals with one another for these few busy months that we are afforded without the daily routine […]

The Heart of the Matter

Why are we some days so down hearted? Why are some days just so difficult? I have come to truly believe that on this road of mothering the days that are the hardest and most difficult (and probably the least productive) are the days when we are focused on self. We are all selfish, aren’t […]

So long…

I have had one of those days today. You know the ones I mean. The ones where after a long season of struggle you have a day (or at least a couple of hours) that seem to go better than it has in a LONG time. I have been in a season of constant struggle […]

God’s TIming

Isn’t it amazing how we can see God working all around us if we just choose to. You see I, as a mother, have been waiting for almost a year for my middle daughter to begin a speech program in our area. She had her first evaluation back in May of 2008. We were told […]