As many of you have previously read, our family has been navigating the pain of loss. We’ve lost a sister, sister-in-law, and Auntie. In the midst of the pain, we are experiencing the beauty of God’s grace. We are recognizing God’s hand in our midst and we are rejoicing in the fact that our loved… Read More
So if you’ve been around the blog at all or you know me in real life, you will have noticed that I read quite a lot of books. I’ve loved to read since I learned to read. I used to hit up the library to read all sort of fiction books. I would read books… Read More
I am a stay-at-home mom, so there are obviously a lot of mundane moments in my daily life. Cooking meals, doing dishes, doing laundry, and so on means there are a lot of mundane moments. Being a mom means that it can be a struggle to feel like that nothing is ever really done in… Read More
Each month of this year, I have enjoyed rifling through the pages of my journal, looking back on what I’ve written, and then writing a blog post about it all. You can check out the other posts here-January, February, March, April, May, and June. Time without the kid’s Each year, our children enjoy going to Daily… Read More
*Back in February, I did A Homeschool Day in the Life post. I always enjoy reading what other family’s do in their daily lives, so I thought it might be fun to do a post in the summer time as well. I do want to mention that we do not homeschool in the summer. We take… Read More
Do you ever feel like nothing is going right, you are discouraged, down, and finding it hard to dig out of that hole? Or maybe it’s just me? It hasn’t been the easiest year for me for various reasons, but I am thankful to be growing because of it. During my morning Bible time, today,… Read More
* This is a guest post by my dear husband, Bernd. As I write this post, I am reflecting on how much I have learned, even in the last few years. It is quite conceivable that I am learning more now than I have ever learned before, even when I was in school. That may… Read More
Each month of this year, I have enjoyed rifling through the pages of my journal, looking back on what I’ve written, and then writing a blog post about it all. You can check out the other posts here-January, February, March, April, and May. God, I don’t want to go anywhere without You As I… Read More
I’d love to say that I am always motivated to reach for my goals, to do my housework, to homeschool my kids, and to exercise. But I’m not. It’s easy to look at the people around us that look successful and think they always have it all together. The truth is, though, they don’t. They… Read More
My husband and I are definitely planners. We plan many areas of our lives. We value living life with intention. One of the most important ways to live life with intention involves spending time with our family. In the past, I have mentioned that we take the time to do a monthly planning session at… Read More