We settled down around the kitchen table and pulled out the pastels. There is something so cathartic, so peaceful about the process of creating. After we read through the tutorial in our Simple Start to Chalk Pastel’s book, we set to work. Well, all of us except for one. This son of mine starts to […]
Archives for July 2013
Please Help! Plus My Most Favorite Crock Pot Dish!
In a shameless plea for help, I wanted to ask you for your most favorite crock pot dishes. I’m in the process of revising my 6 week meal rotation and I need to up the ante with crockpot dishes and bean dishes. My problem: the last 10 or so recipes we’ve tried have all failed […]
Cultivating Life-Giving Speech: A Family Devotional
Oh the tongue is such a tiny part of our body and yet it wields such great power. With it we can build each other up or tear one another down. “The tongue has the power of life and death.” Proverbs 18:21 Over in these parts, I’ve noticed that we’ve become a little lax with […]
Can I be honest?
It’s been a crazy week. It started with a weekend of standing in awe of God’s creation. I just love Arizona and its wildly divergent beauty. We took the scenic drive from the Phoenix area up through Globe to Show Low for an AFHE event and speaking engagement. The mountains, canyons, cacti, and pine forests are […]
10 Random Books that I’m Reading
Am I the only one that likes to take a peak at someone’s bookshelf or night stand and check out what they are reading? I thought not… Today I decided to give you a peak into the random collection of books that I happen to be reading or recently read. I’m always looking for […]
You Might Be a Homeschool Mom if…
Can anyone relate? We are in week 3 of our 4 week swim lesson stint and when I’m not wiping the sweat off or spraying the baby girl down with cold water, I’m lesson planning like crazy! I never would have imaged that my days lounging by the pool would actually be research and planning sessions! But […]