How many times do we have plans and ideas and thoughts on things we want to do with our children? I wish I could say I was better about following though. The truth is I have lots and lots of ideas and very little time, as most days are full of what must be done to make our family go.…
Year: 2015
Book Review: The Early Readers Bible
Paul and I buy our teens a study Bible, usually on their 13th birthday. It is a special gift from us with the prayer that they will use it in the years to come to stay in the Word, and close to the Lord. Before that, they have a simple Bible they carry with them. I’ve tried several different versions,…
Book Review: God Bless My Boo Boo
This has been a very long year for my family. Since January, we have been faced with one trial, and then another. Illness, surgery, the car wreck…it goes on and on. While sometimes it seems it would be so easy to wallow in self pity, these are the moments we learn and grow the most. The Lord uses these moments…
Texas 2015 (Part 1- Houston)
(This post is going to be LONG! This is my online version of scrapbooking. I just thought I should prepare you in advance!) We left for Texas on a Wednesday. I was really unsure about leaving my children while I joined Paul on one of his trips for work but if I hadn’t, we would have only spent a day…
Matthew’s Braces
I know everyone thinks there doctor is the best, but truly our orthodontist is *THE BEST*. 😀 We first met Dr. Whitehead when Benjamin was only 4 years old. He was having speech therapy and it was suggested that he might need a dental appliance to re-shape the roof of his mouth making it easier for him to make the…
New Family Pictures
We are *so* very blessed to have a sweet young friend who agreed to take a new family photo for us while everyone was here on Resurrection Sunday. This one will now replace the one that currently hangs above our sofa. I’m thrilled to be updating that one, we were missing Owen, Kylie, our new (expected) grandson and Paul’s sweet…
Book Review: The Unveiled Wife
For a number of years, I have been researching safe make-up/skin care and hair care options. There are so many nasty chemicals in everything we use. Have any of you done research into your own beauty products? We’ve started using coconut oil as a moisturizer and to remove make-up. Other products are more difficult. Cosmetic companies make claims, but you…
Book Review: Henry Hodges Needs a Friend
Children can be so cruel. I’m not sure why they say the things they do sometimes. The words stick and linger. I think we know that whole saying, “sticks and stones” is just not true. As parents, Paul and I have never embraced the whole “boys will be boys” reasoning behind some parents allowing their children to treat others hatefully.…
Book Review: Really Woolly Nighttime Lullabies
I remember Really Woolly from my younger years! Those sweet little lambs with positive messages sharing faith…I specifically remember having stickers in my sticker collection (did you have a sticker collection?!). Opening this month’s box from Tommy Nelson brought back a flood of memories! I’m glad to share them with my little ones now. Jackson has officially adopted this copy…
Book Review: Brave Girls Series
The book shipment for March from Tommy Nelson included two devotional books from the Brave Girls series: Brave Girls: Faithful Friends: A 90-Day Devotional, and Brave Girls: Better Than Perfect: A 90-Day Devotional This is my first experience with this series. It was fun to look through the books and read the selections for each day. Though I am a…
Illness and Accident
We are ‘counting it all joy’ this week, in our home. After a long bout of illness in late January, this last couple of weeks have found us sick AGAIN. This has been a particularly nasty bug. My littles were all first to become ill. Slowly, it crept through our home. Owen and I have been the last to catch…
March 24, 2015
Two amazing things happened for me last night. First, I’ve been praying that Owen would learn to sleep by me on the nights when he wakes to be fed. Up to now, I’ve felt a little like I’m in a wrestling match. He wiggles and crawls, pulls hair and is pretty much impossible to sleep with- it has made for…