Last week I took the kids to Lollypop Farm, our local human society. Not only is this a place where you can adopt cats and dogs, you can also adopt many other animals such as, horses, goats, sheep, pigs, birds, ferrets, rabbits, and many others. They also provide educational programs for kids, pet-assisted therapy programs,Continue Reading
What would you like to eat?
This question is asked at least 50 times a day in our house by our 5-year-old daughter. Out of the blue, Rachel started asking everyone (quite often) what they want to eat and she would write their order down in her little Hello Kitty notebook. She mostly asked Daddy and I because she needs helpContinue Reading
House Progression
Here is the progression of our house so far! We are hoping it will be complete by mid to end of August! We are so thankful for all the doors the Lord opened for us to be able to build this home. We are so blessed! Foundation Framing starts First floor framed Continue Reading
Scriptures for pregnancy, labor & delivery
Would you like these scriptures on convenient 3×5 cards? You can purchase a set of 20 printable cards. During my last few pregnancies, I have put together a bunch of scriptures that I can turn to easily to help me focus on my task at hand and to gainContinue Reading
Our journey to 7 children…. and will we have more? (Part 2 of 2)
Last week I wrote a post about our journey to 7 children. If you missed it, you can find it here. This post is a follow up to our journey to 7 children and asks the question….. ………. And will we have more? There is not an easy answer to this question. Ultimately, God andContinue Reading
My Favorite Resources for Teaching Phonics
I’m in full planning mode for our next school year. I will have a Kindergartener once again, and that means I will be teaching my little one how to read. I thought I’d share several of my favorite resources for teaching phonics that I have discovered over the past 5 years of homeschooling. Continue Reading
Our journey to 7 children…. and will we have more? (Part 1 of 2)
Before my husband and I got married, I don’t recall discussing how many children we wanted to have. He says we did, and talked about having 2-4 kids. I have an older sister and he has two older brothers, so we both come from, in my opinion, smaller families. I have always been amazed byContinue Reading
Chicken French
Chicken French is one of my husband’s favorite dishes. Unfortunately for him, I don’t make it very often because it is not a quick and easy meal to make. But, the end result is soooo worth it! My husband recently celebrated his 35th birthday, so I thought it would be a great opportunity to makeContinue Reading
Moving Tips
We are moving! Actually, we will be moving two times in a four month period. We will be moving in a couple of weeks into a cozy, little house until our new house is built, which should be by the end of the summer. Our new house will be our 5th home since weContinue Reading
How to Be a Successful Consignment Sale Shopper
This is the final post on my little series about consignment sales. In part one I discussed the benefits on being a consignor; in part two I discussed tips to being a successful consignor. Now for the fun part – tips on how to be a successful shopper! 1. Be a consignor. AtContinue Reading
