Hi folks. November is flying by. The kids have all passed their October poem, "When the Frost is on the Punkin," by James Whitcomb Riley...

These are the days when I fight three teenagers for the shower EVERY morning. I'm half frustrated because I want hot water and half...

Hello friends. It's time for that two week shopping trip around here. Time to enjoy those things that eeked out of your budget when the...

It's October and the laptop is sticky from meal preps and possibly too many snacks. With Walmart decked out in all things Halloween I...

When you have six kids riding with your husband to the fill-up station qualifies as a date of sorts. Sometimes these snippets of time...

I ran cross country for one grueling season. I ONLY ran cross country because my Dad had and I so wanted to make him proud of me. I lost...

I've always had such a love for wild flowers. I was that kid who brought bunches of dandelions and daises home. For as long as I can...

The Irises are blooming yet again. Not in their entirety but enough to remind me that everything old is new again. Pencils are sharpened,...

The fact that I have made it through this past week without running away and joining the circus is something I am quite proud of friends....

I superglued my fingers together first thing this morning. Happy Thursday friends. I was trying to fix the heel on my dress shoes after...

These are the times that try men's souls. Well actually things are pretty great, but I have always wanted to begin a post like that....

I'm fully persuaded that if you allowed me to take you to the coffee shop and buy you a hot coffee with crunchy raw sugar dusting some...

We now return to the dirty difficult hike, where wet-wipes and gum are worth more than gold friends. I give you day 3 of the AT. This was...

To be honest, the interest in this hiking trip has taken me plum by surprise friends. Maybe it's because it is interesting to see someone...

I've never thought of myself as the "leading" type. I like to know what is expected of me and just plod along until I get it done....

Hello all. It's a Tuesday that feels like a Monday, as is per usual at our place with serving beginning on Saturday and us swapping...

I hand him his sweater and he hands me a caramel iced coffee. Trained him well I have. A few days before he had asked me if I could...

It's a lovely afternoon here at our place and I am making peace with celery and almond butter with raisins because I've had a falling out...

It's past my bedtime and the street lamp outside is casting a sweet glow on the latticed construction paper hearts on the front window. I...

Raising a brood of kids for the Lord is not for the faint of heart. How's that for a starter? Different ages, different personalities,...