“There are days as a mom when the only thing that goes off as planned is my alarm clock.” ~Jan Kwasigroh
You know, technology is incredible…when it works! Today, there’s been a major glitch in my blog and we are working diligently behind-the-scenes to get it fixed. Initially the “pages” and the “links” over to the right were not...
I need to start off today by apologizing for the “technical part” of yesterday’s post. I don’t know why, but much of the punctuation was gone when it went live and the link didn’t work! So weird! I was visiting Matt, Anne, and Rilyn...
Last Friday, our school let out early to celebrate Homecoming. My boys came home and Austin announced that he’d like to go to the Homecoming parade. I told him that if he wanted to go, I’d go with him. To that he promptly replied, “Mom, I dont want...
Welcome Focus on the Family and Family Life listeners. I have the privilege of being featured on both programs today! The Family Life program runs for three days. It’s a conversation with Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine about Living With Less So Your Family Has...
“Everyday holds the possibility of a miracle.” ~Unknown
Wow! The response to yesterday’s giveaway was incredible. Thank you for sharing so many wonderful ideas for celebrating the Christmas holiday. I loved reading everyone’s traditions. Here was my absolute favorite tradition because it was a completely new...
Many years ago, I was introduced to something called The Advent Book. It’s a beautiful book that tells the Christmas story in both story and pictures. Because it requires the reader to open windows, it’s a storybook that our children loved. Every...
Looking for a yummy fall cookie? Molasses cookies are one of my favorites! I just made a batch on Sunday afternoon and then froze some cookie balls so I can pull them out of the freezer and have fresh baked cookies without the mess of making the batter every time....
Happy Monday! I hope you had a good weekend. We had a great time encouraging couples at Harmony Bible Church in Danville, IA over the weekend! I learned over the weekend that about mid-last week the ability to leave comments on my blog shut down. (Sometimes...
“My children are God’s way of growing me up, of teaching me more about Him.” ~Mary DeMuth
“Will you miss me when I move next week, Mom?” Erica asked me the first week of August. “Oh my goodness, I will miss you so much,” I responded. “Did you miss me the first time I moved away, Mom? Long...
I love this truth from God’s word and wanted to share it with you today! So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an...
This summer I read the book The Help. I read it on our week of vacation in the Wisconsin Dells and every time someone in my family asked me if I was enjoying the book, I’d say, “it’s totally ticking me off.” But I kept reading. Last night I...
“There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.” ~ Jill Churchill
