Jon turned 8 years old this week. How did that happen so fast? He has been acting more “8” and less “7” recently. He is a very sweet little boy- always full of joy and big ideas and lots of things to tell me. He reminds Paul and I a great deal of Joshua when he was his age. Jon…
Category: 2015
ETHAN Project- Week 5- Enjoy the Sky!
So, I’m a little late this week with my ETHAN Project posting. We have had such a full week- my computer time has been low on the priority list. This week’s ETHAN Project assignment was “Enjoy the Sky”. It’s fun to see how I was “enjoying the sky”, even outside of the assignment. This week has found me sitting by…
ETHAN Project- Week 4- Enjoy the Water
It has been scorching this past week, in the deep south. We’ve planned most of our activities around the rising temps and while we’ve worked and played outside in the early morning and late hours (like our early morning blueberry picking), the middle of the day has been a good time to focus on inside projects. This week’s Ethan Project…
Unexpected Excitement
Paul heard the cats hissing from his office window a few weeks back. Look what we found in the driveway! (Well, technically the cats found him first.) The unexpected things make for the best homeschooling days, ever!
Happy Birthday, Matthew!
Each year I’m astonished by how much Matthew changes. He was a gift to our family during a time when there was much sadness. Paul’s mom had passed unexpectedly. Matthew’s birth was joyful. It was sweet to watch those who were so sad, looking at his tiny hands and feet, and into his tiny face and smiling once again. We…
We’re Off to Tennessee!
Last week, found us in Tennessee! Paul had a work event planned for Blountsville. That is quite a drive! So close in fact, that we found ourselves accidentally crossing over into Virginia at one time. I’m always thankful for the quiet time during the day while he works. This time, I worked on some book reviews I needed to finish.…
Texas 2015 (Part 2- San Antonio)
San Antonio is an absolutely beautiful city. I was privileged to spend time there as a teenager for a high school speech competition and I’ve been there twice with Paul. We were on the road early from Houston toward San Antonio. Paul had decided he wanted to eat lunch at The Canyon Café. It is located not far from town…
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…
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…
Jackson and the Kittens
He plays right into their tiny paws. He sees them looking in the window and he goes to let them into the house. They know just how to play him, looking all fluffy and cute.
A Day at the Park & Jon’s Broken Arm
At some point, you realize your plans are not *His* plans. I don’t think we should fail to plan anything at all- just that when our plans change and everything seems to spin out of control, we need to remind ourselves that we’re never really in control anyway, right? I’m thankful for the Lord’s leading and protection this week in…
20 Ways to Increase Our Income
As we’re working on plans for our new year, one of my goals is to work on our home finances. These are some ideas I’m working for this new year: 20 Ways to Increase Our Income 1. Re-start couponing- set a weekly budget for sales 2. Can and store dried beans 3. Create our own skin care products 4. Plan…