Zachary and Matthew will be entering their senior year in a few weeks, and I have homeschooled them 11 of those years. I’ve made lots of mistakes and yet I still saw some real growth in them. Although, they surpassed me in height a couple years ago, most of the growth that did happen […]
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Puzzles, Cakes and GPS
I am a big picture thinker! It’s easy for me to get bogged down in the details and to lose sight of what I’m doing if I don’t keep the end goal in mind. I despise doing something haphazardly just for the sake of doing it. PUZZLES When I do a puzzle, for example, I […]
Running
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step!” (Lao Tzu) I started running recently! For the longest time I wanted to run. I would have dreams of me running. I would notice runners when I was driving down the street. I talked about running. I read about running. I googled tips on running. […]
Pennies From Heaven
“Find a penny? Pick it up, and all day long you’ll have good luck!” We don’t believe in luck, but we do believe in the power of thankfulness! We recently discovered Gratitude Jars. Have you heard of them before? We found them as we were window shopping at Miscellany, a cute little shop in The […]
The Difference Between Hope and Expectations
While my boys were at youth group one night, I decided to go to a local Christian bookstore and wait for them. I love to read; I especially like non-fiction books! One book in particular caught my eye as I was wandering around. It was called “Plan A Women in a Plan B World.” Hope […]
Day 3–Cultivate the Art of Listening (31 Days of Proactive Parenting)
In James 1:19, it says, “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” God gave us two ears and one mouth–that should tell us something, huh? Man, I really need some help in this area. I get so insane […]
October 2 — Parenting Proactively: Trust
Before we had kids, I had in my mind how we would raise them. They would always say “please” and “thank you.” They would never get up from the table without asking to be excused. They would never throw temper tantrums in public, and there would be absolutely no complaining whatsoever. The children would always […]
31 Days of Proactive Parenting
October 1 I have accepted the 31-Day Blogging Challenge, and for the next 31 days I have chosen to explore what it means to be a proactive parent. Together, we will dig in to the Scriptures and share some life experiences and discover what it means to be a proactive-intentional parent. I would love to […]
Hormonal Mom of All Boys
boy, n Noise with dirt on it I am the only female in my family of six! Let that sink in a little bit. That’s a ratio of 5:1. And when we did have pets, they were both males as well. I carried four of them inside of me until God saw fit […]
Hide and Seek
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). I have been thinking about this verse a lot lately. I believe God has been reminding me of this Scripture because I’ve been whining […]