This is my third day in the life post since starting this blog. You can check out my previous posts My Homeschool Day in the life with a 5, 8, and 10-year-old and A Day in the Life of Our Summer with an 11, 8, and 6-year-old. A typical day at our house involves me… Read More
A while ago something happened that bothered me a lot. It wasn’t a huge thing, but I reacted like it was. Two of my children were in the living room playing around while I was spending time with the third one. Suddenly, I heard a loud crash, followed by one of the children saying “why… Read More
I didn’t plan to homeschool. No, not me. I was homeschooled and there was no way that I was going to do THAT to my children. (I was homeschooled and why I resisted homeschooling my own children) So the fact that I am homeschooling is because I am called to homeschool my children. Maybe you’re… Read More
*I write this post from the perspective that both people in the marriage are committed to it. I’m not a marriage counselor. I know that each situation is different. As I begin this post, I have to admit that I’m not a “holiday girl.” I don’t put much stock in the pressures of making… Read More
Do you struggle with comparing yourself to others? Do you ever feel like everyone else has everything going for them and somehow you missed the boat? Are there times that you get caught up in what everyone else is doing? I know I sure do. This is going to be another one of those “putting… Read More
For a few months now, I’ve debated how to write about this. How could I even put it into words? Will any of what I write even make sense? And when it’s all said and done, will what I want to say even come out in the way that I intend it to? I’ve always… Read More
I choose a word for the first time in 2016. The word I chose for 2016 was trust according to Proverbs 3:5&6. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” When I chose that… Read More
I don’t know about you, but I love to read books that help me grow. I made the goal to read 12 non-fiction learning books in the year 2016. I surpassed that goal and actually read 15 books in 2016. That number doesn’t include about a handful of fiction or the books I read to my… Read More
If you’d like to have a debt free vacation, now is the time to begin planning for it. It isn’t easy to do, but I’m going to show you my 6 tips to a debt-free vacation. In the summer of 2015, my family took a road trip to the West Coast of Canada. This is… Read More
Each month of 2016, I 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 all the rest of the posts here- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, and November. Where did the year go? At the beginning of the month,… Read More