Your Family Has Traditions Whether or not you set out to create them, your family has traditions. Some you have intentionally continued on, having had them passed down to you, some you may have purposely started with your family and…
What is a Jesse Tree? A Jesse Tree is a fun way to teach children about the events leading up to the amazing birth of Christ. It can become a visual reminder of how incredible God is, of what…
I ate him while writing this. Yum! Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. But it can also be my least favorite time of year if I am not careful. It’s so easy to be swept up…
Photo Credit Sky Noir If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? ~Matthew 7:11 My pastor…
{Pictured above: tree house…err…club house…err…ground blind…what a blast it was to build it with my little bro! And building it was one of the highlights of the trip for me!} No deer! What can the matter be? No deer! What…
I made the most delicious soup the other day, it was so good; a lovely roasted onion soup with a hint of sweetness. The butternut squash really added a beautiful texture. two medium butternut squash, peeled and cut two medium…
In the spring Chloe asked about having a bake sale. Of course the summer whizzed past and we were into fall. She asked again, and we made the plans. Chloe (6) was going to handle the bake sale side of…
When I found this lovely old window, I immediately knew I wanted to do something with it. What? I had no idea! I’m not a super creative person, I don’t have decorative flair and I’m not a talented DIY-er. I…
Chloe, John and Isaac with Grandpa in the Gator “Mom, I’m being Initiative” ~ Chloe, on cleaning the bathroom and her bedroom the other morning. {Thanks Patch the Pirate for your inspiring song “Initiative, that’s the way, to make…
Isaac is 2 years and 4 soon to be 5 months, it seems incredible that it is so. Even more incredible is the progress that Isaac has made in the past 6 months. Health May 6th we met with neurology…