To say that I don’t want to cook in the summertime is an understatement. It is hot and the idea of heating up my kitchen just doesn’t appeal to me. So we grill and/or eat a lot of salads this time of year. I had a rather unfortunate incident with our grill a few […]
Home-Making
The Everyday Cultivating of a Marriage
I am so very excited today to introduce you all to my friend, Jamie. I remember sitting with her and discussing marriage last year with some other ladies from our homeschool support group and leaving so inspired. Her enthusiasm is contagious. And she is here today sharing a bit of her heart for how we […]
Teatime Talk and Popcorn Reading
Any other tea drinkers out there? Winter weather, even here in the Arizona desert, has a way of bringing out the teapots. In this B.O.Y. heavy house, I try every once in a while to help civilize them. My husband just rolls his eyes. I look at it as a way to not only prepare them for marriage […]
If At First You Don’t Succeed…
Memories are still quite vivid of my mom repeating this mantra to me over and over again during my homeschool journey as a child. Whenever I would be tempted to give up or frustrated, she would start reciting this little poem until I found myself doing it without her prompting. That habit still remains. Thanks […]
Popcorn in the Park
Week 4 of my Daily Outdoor Challenge is behind us and I believe we’ve finally hit our stride. Habit is beginning to take over and it is normal to head out nearly every morning and evening to explore, run and play WITH my kids. I’m embarrassed at how easily I had grown out of that […]
ApPEELing Food
My sisters and I nicknamed last summer – the summer of the salads. We had fun trying all different kinds and I was quite pleased with how my children took to them as well. The last several months have turned my eating upside down – in the best kind of ways! While I’ve been making […]