Let Go of Your Dreams and Let HIM Have Your Life

Have you ever had one of  “those” days? How about one of  “those” months? Well, step into my kitchen with me, and pour a cup of coffee…have I got some things to tell you! See, my husband and I have three wonderful children, a girl and two boys. Absolutely adorable, just ask them! We often...

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Bought Back

Some days, my hubby and I can be tough on our children. For example, we went through a period of time when the kids did not clean their rooms, or pick up their toys. It about drove us to the brink, trying to figure out what to do with them. The solution came to us one day and we packed up all their toys and put them in the...

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Storm Practice

Ok, ya’ll. I live in the North. We don’t have the luxury of lots of warm weather to get seeds started, grown, and produce for many things. Take tomatoes for example. They need about 60 days from seed to veggie stage. And if I plant them in early May, it’ll be middle of July before I begin to see fruit, and...

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How to Earn Money From Home

These past two months, I have had some fun opportunities to earn some cash and some gift cards for free. What I had to do was simple, although sometimes time consuming. Here’s some of what I did and how you can do it, too. First, I realized that I desperately needed “office hours”. In other words, specific...

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Back to the ol’ drawing board

After the Christmas decorations are packed and stored, the old year over, the New Year holiday a memory, it becomes that time of year again…the time that I dread….BACK TO SCHOOL! For those of you who are able to school throughout the holidays, I am soooo looking up to you right now. My kids just can’t seem to...

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The Problem? Who, ME

I have the curricula, I have the plans, I have the dates of field trips, library times, the best days to go to the park all written down. I have a calendar full of gymnastics, music lessons, taekwondo classes, and assorted clubs. My kids are excited about this school year. A first in my family, really. I started one day much...

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Crispy Fried Critters Homeschool Moms

The winter months are upon us. For those of you in warmer climates, let me just say that I am jealous at this point. You can still send your kids out to play without taking a 1/2 hour to get them ready. Now, in the past, I have suffered severe burnout in homeschooling at this time of year. Basically, I failed to plan ahead...

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Give Me The Simple Life

“One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh As I pondered about this month’s article, I wondered what the people would want to read about. Saving money at the grocery store? Maybe starting a...

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What I learned today…

Have you ever wondered about your relationship with God? Really, really wondered… I had. I asked Him one night to reveal what HE thought about the relationship that we had together. I figured that I was reading my Bible, and I knew all about what He says in there, and that I was doing just fine. Not. even. close. I have a...

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Ways to Save $10 a Week

You say that you can’t squeeze one more dime from your budget for savings? Times are hard, groceries and gas prices are soaring? Here are some simple ways to save $10 a week, without really changing your lifestyle, but by just planning ahead. If you eat out, for a family of 5, the price of adding soda can be expensive....

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