The art and heart of homeschooling
Some are already dressed for the day. Two at the kitchen table lean over cereal bowls. I carefully place the laptop on the counter, away from anything that could spill and out of reach of little hands. I click over to Daily Audio Bible for Kids. This resource we first learned about from Ann Voskamp […]
A while back, my friend Little Sanctuary shared about how she cooks ground meat in her crock pot. You don’t have to stand and stir or deal with splatters. You just have to break up the meat with a fork now and then as you pass the slow cooker.Well, that got me going on a […]
My friend, Kerri, got me into the habit of giving these simple, little photo albums as gifts. I uploaded about 25 photos to Sam’s Club. Representative pictures from the year: a family shot, plenty of each child, a few birthday pictures. Then, at the Lifeway Store, I picked up the $1.99 photo albums. Each with […]
I said yes. Yes to a Christmas get together. Yes to going to the party. Yes to baking. Yes to wrapping. All the flurry of the early December weeks were finished when I heard the words I’d feared all along. “Mama, I don’t feel good.” High fever, sleep during the day, no appetite. Barely drinking. […]
Food is fun this time of year, wouldn’t you say? While we’ll be enjoying simple suppers and slow cooker meals a great deal, I also have special meals and appetizers we enjoy this time of year. I’ll follow the daily plan similar to last year’s meal plan to 2010. Cooking fun: Of course, the best […]
The children draw names each year to give each other gifts. I let them go ahead and open them this afternoon. See, I learned from last year. It had been the custom to open sibling gifts on Christmas Eve. Well, last year Hodgepodgedad and I told the children they could open gifts Christmas Eve morning. […]
The four-year-old choir dressed the parts for the annual Children Sing at Christmas. Angels and shepherds. My daughter was one of the four angels. If you know her personality, well, let me just share a few recent quotes:“God throws a bit of His glory behind the sun to make those rays come out.”Loud singing and […]
Mugs of hot chocolate, mostly enjoyed. Sweet little presents in bags. Candy cane wrappers. Stacks of opened Christmas cards. The bucket of crayons. Projects in progress. And that’s just the kitchen counter. Especially in December but often in the every day, I tend to get a little overwhelmed with the things piled up. And they […]
Look what I received from one of my sweet four-year-olds in children’s choir! It’s a beautifully packaged box of muffin mix, a spatula and a Christmas towel. Christmas morning muffins! What a great idea!
I’ll admit it. I’ve grumbled. Complained. Let out a heavy sigh over the busy. The full calendar. I’ve pulled at my hair once or twice. And slugged a ton of coffee. But bring on the blessings! Because, in spite of all the dashing through the snow, oh what fun it has been to… 1. see […]
Nana found another wonderful idea! She brought the supplies. Hand soaps from the dollar store. All the details and instructions can be found here: Brown Paper Packages: Soap All Dressed Up Though a bit of a time investment… (Nana and eight-year-old did most of the project outside). We definitely thought it was worth it. Patience […]
This Christmas the crew loaded up the twelve-passenger van on Christmas day and headed to Nashville. In years past, we have always gone the day after Christmas. My brother usually spent the day with my parents on Christmas Day and then we would arrive shortly after. This Christmas we did things a little differently. Shortly […]
When mixing up some mixes for Christmas gifts, we just had to try Southern Plate’s Fruit Crisp. And since we were making peach gifts, we tried that one. Talk about warm and delicious for a cold December night! Some even topped it with cookies and cream ice cream, which is what we happened to have […]
