*this is always a very hard post for me to write. I really considered not writing it this year;  I don't want to be misunderstood.  Bu...

I'm not making many Christmas gifts this year. Just a few, actually. I was right on track with everything, until I was going ov...

So. Lexi was out of pull-ups. I congratulated myself for remembering to add them to the list. And then,  actually remembering to ...

happy day!!!

Jeremiah spent yesterday at Silver Dollar City with his big sis, brother in law, and nephews. Josiah wasn't overly thrilled to be g...

I know she loves Jesus. I know this, because I've seen it with my own eyes. For almost 12 years, our family has served wit...

We have a plethora of cats. It's the only animal we seem to be able to raise. But besides eating a few mice now and then, they...

When I got to the binding, Lily asked me to just sew it all by machine, saying she'd already been waiting so many days for it to...

I got a text from Eva that said Ben had a little gift for the girls and he really wanted to give it to them himself, rather than just...

Jeremiah and Josiah found a box of dust-covered trophies in the shop. They took it upon themselves to  lovingly clean them up, certai...

I find this stupid little smile so annoying first thing in the  morning. Why is it,  they still haven't designed a carton t...

I don't remember my mom ever getting frustrated as she deftly rolled out dough. Me? Making pies turns me into a crazy woman. ...

I don't know why I can't get my act together, but once again, we just barely managed to squeak in our shoeboxes . Today is...

A solution made of 50% Simple Green and 50% water excels at getting lovely silky Colorix crayon out of carpet. ~ You might want to ...

Linking up with Amanda Jean and  Elizabeth again.  I've actually fit in a bit of reading this week: Sarah Veblen's Complete Pho...

I'm getting a little tired of having to put my money where my mouth is with this one. For several years, I've maintained ...

Saturday, I spent a few hours with Andrew, snapping senior pictures. I really wanted to go later in the day, but that didn't work o...