Christmas Planning Sheet – A Printable!

Christmas is just around the corner!  The Advent and Christmas season should not be a time of us running around like crazies to create the “perfect” holiday. I started making a list for myself and then thought the list might be helpful to others too. Yes, the list is two pages, this is a busy […]

Collage Friday – Learning & Florida Field Trips

{contains affiliate links} We are digging in to our week two studies of Tapestry of Grace.  We are talking about Napoleon and the French Revolution.  I’m learning more than I ever knew about the French Revolution.   We are working on getting into a rhythm with our reading schedule and the rest of our activities. […]

Born From the Heart :: A Book Review

{contains affiliate link} A few weeks ago I was wandering through the bookstore and happened to see the book, Born From the Heart.  I picked it up because I liked the way the cover looked, the colors and the illustration immediately peeked my interest.  I had no idea I was picking up an adoption book.I flipped […]

Finding Me Time for Mom in a Large Family

{contains affiliate links} Is there even such a thing? It’s no secret that 99.9% of our day is spent giving to others, particularly when we are tending to the needs of our littlest children.  Oh, of course, our big kids still need us, just in different ways than our littles. Life of a Mom is […]

10 Day Cross-Country Move Series Wrap-up

It’s a wrap!  Thanks for joining me for the last two weeks as I shared our cross-country move.   I hope that you found the series inspiring and a bit encouraging.  We had many people tell us that loved the idea of just picking up and moving, but….There was always a “but”.  I want you […]