10 Things I Said I Was(n’t) Going to Do In This House
You know how it is when there’s a life change of some kind and you say things like, “When we’re in that new house we won’t do that anymore..” Well, maybe you’re smart enough not to do that. As it is,...
View Article10 Little Things That Make My Day Run More Smoothly
I haven’t been a doing great job lately, I can FEEL it. It actually started back at the beginning of this year. The first month or two was fine, I think. But then I started taking on more and more...
View Article10 Things I Love About Summer
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View ArticleHomeschool Mother’s Journal ~ Projects, Parties and Playing Guitar
Okay, okay, I know today is Monday,.. the weekend is gone already. I started writing this post on Friday and it just needed a few pictures. No sense *not* publishing a post that’s already...
View ArticleA Peek In My Fridge (Just for Fun.)
Have you ever wondered what other people keep in their refrigerator? I know that my mom almost never has salsa on hand, and we almost always do! People just have different “must haves” right? I’ve...
View ArticleBookcases and Babysitting Classes – Last Week Wrap-Up
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View ArticleI’m a Busy Mom! (And 50 Things About Me.)
Big news! I’m a Busy Mom! (Contributor that is.) And oh, hey, I have a list of 50 Things About Me. Ok, so I already am a busy momma, but now I am also a contributing writer for The Busy Mom blog. (I am...
View ArticleCat Got My Tongue
Sometimes it happens that I suddenly go a couple or three weeks without having anything to say. Not that there isn’t anything I could write about, but I just go days or weeks without the words to...
View ArticleI bet you thought I fell off the face of the Earth…
I bet you thought I fell off the face of the Earth or something. I sort of disappeared around here, didn’t I? I’ve been busy doing a lot of things around the house, with the family, for the holidays,...
View ArticleWhen You Feel Like You Flunked Out of Last Year
I wouldn’t say that last year was a total failure. After all, it got off to a great start. I just don’t feel like ended well, and I don’t “FEEL” like I exactly “passed” either. So after brooding over...
View ArticleEvery Year Needs a Bucket List (2014)
As I mentioned in my last post (“When You Feel Like You Flunked Out of Last Year,”) I almost didn’t want to make a “bucket” or “To Do” list for this year. I almost decided to leave it blank and let...
View ArticleTemporary Insanity: Surviving Life With PMDD, Part One
After the birth of my third child, my son, everything changed. Growing up, I didn’t suffer much from PMS, not really. I was sensitive and weepy, yes, like most teen girls. But I never had anyone look...
View ArticleTemporary Insanity: Surviving Life with PMDD, Part 2
Yes, that third pregnancy sent “normal” completely out the window. I used to watch those commercials that would come on for “that new diagnosis called PMDD,” and outwardly I’d scoff, “here we go with...
View ArticleGuitar Pick Flower Bouquet
How to Make a Guitar Pick Flower Bouquet Materials You Need: 60 Guitar Picks Glue Dots 6-stemmed silk flower bouquet, “beheaded” 12, 2-inch Foam Circles (Hot Glue) How to Make Guitar Pick Flowers:...
View ArticleShould I See the Movie NOAH?
That’s the question. It’s a question I have been asked by many friends, including one set of friends who wanted to know if they could take their son to see it. And you know what? When they first asked...
View ArticleTemporary Insanity: Surviving Life with PMDD, Part Three
Life with PMDD is a roller coaster. A never ending, cruel, evil roller coaster. It’s been a while, so if you didn’t catch Part 1 (where I give a little history) and Part 2 (about diagnosing and...
View ArticleThings I’ve Learned
I have written a lot of posts lately. Lots. Of course, you wouldn’t know it, because none of them have made it out of my head and onto the computer. I tend to write them in my head late at night...
View ArticleThe Missing Time
These days we hear a lot about making “time,” “margin,” “space,” and “quality time.” We read a lot about putting down the social media and spending more time with our kids. We talk about how busy we...
View ArticleLinger
Remain. As I closed out 2013 and set out on 2014, I chose for myself the word, “Remain.” Feeling out of balance, this word served as reminder of my need to return to center, to seek Jesus more in the...
View ArticleA Very “Monday” Monday (Or, Why I Need a Mousetrap.)
WOW. Yesterday was some kind of Monday! And just in case you ever feel like no one else has those kinds of Mondays, or like homeschool/mom bloggers have figured out how to get it all done–I just want...
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