My husband just wrote a post on how awesome homeschooling is. That is really funny considering the day I have had today. For the record, I do agree, at least most of the time, that homeschooling is awesome. I’m glad to be able to teach my children our values, and have a relationship with them….
Read moreI hesitate to post about this. The simple reason is that posting about religion is an exercise in futility. Most people that know of what I speak are already turned off to the institution of the church, so this is a case of preaching to the choir. This is the oldest Gothic church in the…
Read moreI had a piano lesson tonight with one of my friend’s children. The deal is, I give Beth’s son, Vinny, piano lessons and she cuts my hair and Elizabeth’s hair. So I got my hair cut tonight. I haven’t done a whole lot to it, but that is the beauty of it. It just does…
Read moreI don’t know about you, but whenever we go into Wal-Mart, we notice–hmm–shall we say a certain clientele that seems to be pretty much the same for any Wal-Mart that you walk into. I’m not trying to be snotty–ok, maybe I am–but it seems like, at least where we live, there are just a bunch…
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You know that feeling you get from time to time like you have been here before? Its like the soundtrack of life s l o w s d o w n for just a second revealing that life itself is out of sync? No? Me either. I wish! It used to happen so much when…
Read moreWay back in March, when we decided to go partially organic, we visited a farm that does completely natural farming. It was called Polyface Farms. All the chickens are free range, the cattle are grass fed, and the pigs are happy. While we aren’t able to go organic all the way, we do try to…
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Read moreI was just reading Loralee’s post about spending money and it made me think about my experience today. I went to have coffee with a friend today. We had a nice time, and it was great to get out. Afterward, the family and I had to go shopping. The kids needed some clothes, and David…
Read moreLast weekend we attended a “Christ Led Family” conference at our church put on by the Maxwell Family. There was so much good stuff, I hardly know where to start. The time we spent learning about this family and their life was short, but the results are going to be tremendous. It has changed my…
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