We’ve been really enjoying our “reading thru the Bible in two years” we’ve been doing with the boys since the beginning of the new year. Tonight we read Genesis 18 and Abraham’s conversation with God really struck something in me as a...
I did something I’ve rarely done in my life on Saturday. I curled up with a book ALL DAY! I don’t think I’ve actually ever done that before. My daughter, Anne, was visiting and she had the “John and Kate plus 8” book Mixed Blessings. I...
I am so inspired! You all have such wonderful ideas! Here’s an overview of some of the great ideas that have been shared thus far:*Write the things your kids say or do right on your calendar and then keep the calendars.*Write in the journals as if you are...
Wow, already we’ve had six great ideas submitted for creative ways to keep the memories for your kids! I just love it when we can share with one another like this. If you haven’t already read the six ideas submitted, you’ll find them here. Remember...
This year’s Hearts at Home conference theme is Real Moms, Real Lives, Real Stories. We want to encourage moms to share their real hearts, real lives, and real stories. This week, my online friend Lynn shared a real story and how God used it to teach her a real...
Today I just found joy in the simple, yet diverse tasks of mothering. There was the usual laundry, making dinner, and checking homework. But today it was two of my older kids that needed my encouragement and time.After making new curtains for her bedroom this weekend...
It’s really feeling like fall here in the Midwest. The air is chilly, the trees are colorful, and the leaves are falling!While planting our garden this spring, Mark decided to plant some pumpkin seeds he had left from the fall. We’ve never grown pumpkins...
Thursday night is the start of my husband’s weekend. Because his days off are Friday and Saturday, he always wants to do something fun on Thursday night like most people would normally do on Friday night. Over dinner we talked about what we might do like rent a...
The last month has been a challenging month for me physically. I haven’t felt well with my fibromyalgia and because of that, I stopped exercising. When I visited the doctor she asked if I was exercising and I couldn’t lie.”I was all summer,” I...
Today I was notified that I’m included in a “best mom blogs” list at the Teens Today site. A quick read through of the list has indicated some great new sites I want to explore! So check it out and be encouraged!
Tradition #6: The birthday person doesn’t have to do any of their regular chores on their birthday!Share your family’s birthday traditions by posting a comment to this blog post. Make sure and put your email address in the comment so I can contact you if...
Tradition #4: We recently started the tradition of going around the table at our birthday breakfast and having each person say one thing they appreciate about the birthday person. This fosters encouragement among family members and affirms the birthday person!Join our...
I just love when we run a contest because we can learn so much from each other! Thank you to all of you who have shared your birthday traditions. I’m getting so many new ideas!If you haven’t yet, do go through and read the comments from each birthday post...
Tradition #3: The birthday person gets to choose the kind of cake we have. Three of my kids always pick a funfetti cake, 1 picks chocolate, 1 likes a homemade ice cream cake. Post your birthday traditions to put your name in the hat for a Hearts at Home book of your...
Tradition #2: After the birthday person goes to sleep on the night before their birthday, we sneak into their room and decorate with streamers and balloons. We also make a waterfall of streamers that hang in their doorway so they have to walk through them every time...
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