Calm Before and After, the Storm
by Yesterday evening my two youngest and I met hubby’s truck and horse trailer down on the green across the gravel road and down from our …
Category: Family
Generation NeXt Marriage Blog Tour
Who are the Gen Xer’s? The forty-one million Americans born in the 60’s, 70’s or 80’s. According to Tricia Goyer’s awesome new book, Generation NeXt …
Burned to the Ground
What a day. My husband’s sister and her husband and three little ones live just down the country road from us. Today, their beautiful two-story …
I Need Advice
Someone very special to me is in a serious dating relationship with a very controlling guy. He can’t stand for her to have happiness outside …
Tricia Goyer: Real Life Q & A
Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and deeper it sinks into the mind. -Samuel Taylor Coleridge I …
A Three Cannister Winter
I was spooning the last of the Swiss Miss cocoa mix into my 7 year old’s mug when we laughed to ourselves that this year …
Preventative Measures
We live in a crisis management society. We’re great at fixing problems, not so great at preventing them. I think that’s why I have such …
Family / Home / Home Schooling
My Full House
Today’s post is a ramble about my small home here in the country…two bedrooms, one bathroom, living room, kitchen, laundry room and back porch. We …
Poem for Parents Who Have Lost a Child
Before I was born, my parents lost a son. At six years of age, David was hit by a car, never to regain consciousness. As …
On Motherhood: Being Everything
Sickness is a good thing. For ten days now, I’ve been on an escalating ride, experiencing the various symptoms of the cold/flu virus. You know …