August Theme: The Prepared Home
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Oh, the joys of motherhood. Cooking supper in your pretty apron with your hair fixed and a sweet helper washing dishes as you go… Oh, wait — this is real life! Supper time can be stressful, and I don’t know a mother who hasn’t stood over the stove wondering why the very meal she worked…
Our Family Loves Animals We regularly rescue stray animals. Usually, we will bring stray or abandoned animals home, feed and care for them until we can find a good home. I will list them on Craig’s List or ask around until someone offers to take the animal home with them. There was something about this…
We have had a fantastic summer. July has been busy, but lots of fun. Lots of good memories! Some new things this month were Hannah and Laura started taking gymnastics – fun! There’s a local girl who’s teaching gymnastics and dance and Laura has been asking for a while to try gymnastics. I think it’s…
I’ve always wanted to be the perfect mom. And the perfect wife. Really, I’d love to be a perfect person! Unfortunately, I’m not a perfect anything. For years my expectations for myself were incredibly high. It didn’t matter how many obligations I had. I was going to cook three delicious meals everyday, for 7 people or…
From Chaos to Calm: Day 72 You can read the rest of this series here. Scripture Memory: We all make many mistakes, but those who control their tongues can also control themselves in every other way. James 3:2 A few weeks ago, I was on facebook and noticed a “status” on a friend’s page that…
Our Summer Schedule In my book, summer is all about having fun and making memories. One of the reasons I love being a stay at home {work at home} mom is that I get to choose my own schedule. Since my husband is a pastor, his schedule is flexible, too. Well, having said that, I…
There are a number of reasons I love being an Amazon Prime member. I shop on Amazon almost every week. The money I save each week on shipping more than pays for my membership fee. I even regularly purchase 25-pound bags of organic spelt flour and get free two-day shipping! I buy a lot of the…
ABC’s of Summer Fun Over the years our family has enjoyed visiting many national parks around the country. We have plans to visit several this summer! On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone National Park as the country’s first national park, but the National Park Service did not come into existence until…
You know you’re an ice skating mom when your winter coat is also your summer coat. I actually invested in a new coat a few weeks ago because I was tired of being so cold all the time. My everyday wool coat was just not cutting it. It’s made from a soft t-shirt material on…
When my oldest kids {the first three} were still little, bedtime was difficult to say the least. No one wanted to go to bed. What they wanted was me. Inevitably a lot of crying ensued. I was a young mom, and at that time I really looked forward to bedtime. I wanted some time to myself….