Coffee Chit Chat
So, Thanksgiving is over. After caring for sick children the week before and then doing Thanksgiving, I’m wiped! No shopping for me today. We do more on the internet anyways…easier to find the things we need. I am going to tidy up a few things around here today then take it easy and do some reading. Tomorrow, we put up the Christmas tree and the v

The Dust of Everyday Life
I don’t know how often you dust, but for me, it’s not very often. I don’t dust until it becomes a rather obvious eye sore. For a few weeks I noticed my computer making rather laborious noises while running. One of the fans was running unusually loud. Recently I decided to take the outer cover off to get a peek inside. This is what I found…

Kids Have Bad Days, Too
It seems whenever I have a really difficult day, I don’t have a hard time making it known. True, I pray for help and strength to get through whatever the obstacle might be. But the last thing I need is for someone to snap at me or push me through the day without encouragement of some sort. Typically what we expect from loved ones is encouragement and patience through a hard day. But, are we doing this for our children when they have difficult days? Or are we dismissing their feelings of struggle and generally expecting them to handle such situations as an adult would (or should)? I will be the first to admit, the Holy Spirit smacked me in the head with this one.

Thanks for Giving
38. good books 39. resources for nurture 40. provision 41. homemade chicken pot pie 42. hardworking love 43. good friends 44. good coffee Posted in Blogging Tagged: One

100 Things About Me
1. I love to write. It’s been a talent/gift/hobby of mine that I have kind of put on the back burner, but am going to pull out again. 2. I never saw myself being a stay at home mom, but I love every second of it. I would never want to go back to work (while my kids are living at home) 3. I really enjoy homeschooling because I enjoy planning and teaching. Most people think I have my hands full, but for me, it’s not work, it’s a hobby. Sure, it has it’s challenges…anything worth doing will. 4. I am passtionate