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To be honest, I really don’t wear jewelry very often. Like most women today, I have a busy schedule. We’re all working, taking care of children, running errands, doing household chores–the list goes on and on. But, I do like to have a few nice pieces on hand for the occasional night out or those days when…
So I have long hair, really long hair by some standards. It’s hip length, and putting it up isn’t always easy. Those clips and holders at the drug store can’t do a thing . . . except fall out within 20 seconds. I used a simple & plain hair stick (literally about the size of…
At the beginning of this year, I decided I would jump on the band wagon of some of my favorite homeschool mom bloggers and claim in Jesus’ name, one WORD for the whole year to live by. A one word mission statement that is the starting place for God’s will in my life. I prayed…
Lessons from a Mother’s Heart [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”800″ size=”18″ bg_color=”#845e96″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]”A mother’s heart is the child’s classroom.” Henry Ward Beecher[/mks_pullquote] Families choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, and our family is no different. One of our reasons to homeschool was our desire to teach our children from a biblical worldview. Let’s face…
Lately I have been feeling a familiar “syndrome” trying to resurface in my life. I like to refer to it as the “Martha Syndrome.” It is something that I see in my life when I allow my time to be consumed by things other than the one thing that is needful. Syndrome, as defined by…
There’s a saying I’ve heard all my life: If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. I can remember my mom getting in a funk from time to time when I was young . . . sure enough, I felt down and unsettled myself any time she wasn’t happy and content. Lately, I’ve come to realize…
I looked anxiously around the bus terminal, eyeing every entrance. Would he show up for one final goodbye? Part of me wanted a scene a la Bogart/Bacall, the one with the long looks and the even longer embraces. I had told him of my plans to relocate and although he was not exactly thrilled, he…
