• Parenting

    Cleaning Up Messes

    Mommy Mondays Do you know how sticky little two year olds can get?  At a dessert social following our church’s prayer service last night, my niece’s mouth displayed remnants of vanilla frosting, and her hands bore the evidence of a red velvet cupcake. I’m pretty sure the crumbs of a…

  • Home School

    How We Home School

    Foto Fridays (Or Saturday, you know, whatever…) I’m often asked, “How do you get it all done?” when talking about the different ages of the kids and home schooling. To satisfy the curious and encourage the faint hearted, here’s a post in pictures of what our home school looked like…

  • Five Minute Friday

    Five Minute Friday: Connect

    Five Minute Friday Lisa Jo Baker has started 5 Minute Fridays, where friends each write for 5 minutes on the same word. No editing. No pressure. Just writing. It sounded fun, so I’m going to try it, along with my Foto Friday post. Thankfully, I’m a pretty fast typer. 🙂…

  • Book Reviews

    Lamplighter Ebook Sale

    Words for Wednesdays Books that change your life are hard to find. Especially when they were written a hundred or more years ago, and have since gone out of print! If you have spoken to me for 5 minutes about books, I’m sure you’ve heard me rave about Lamplighter Publishing.…

  • Home School - Just for Fun - Parenting

    Rapping the Bible

    Teacher Tuesdays Have you ever tried rapping the Bible? We started school this week, and for scripture memory, we picked up where we left off last year in Matthew 5:21-22. I have a long-term goal to learn all of Matthew 5, 6, &7. It’s going to take awhile! To change…

  • Just for Fun

    Bratwurst & Apples

    Mommy Mondays Don’t we all need quick meals, especially when the school year starts? When I don’t have the time or desire for the grill, I love pan frying these bratwursts. Most of my kids don’t care for the apple/onion topping, but that means there’s more for me! Bratwurst &…

  • Just for Fun

    Pallet Gardening: Fail

    Foto Fridays I wish I were a gardener. There’s something elegant about putting on gloves and sitting outside in the warm air, tending little plants to life, and then enjoying the fruitful produce. When we moved into our new home in December, I eagerly began planning a giant garden, hoping…