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This soup recipe has special meaning to us since a dear friend made it for us when our son Eric had leukemia and friends were bringing us meals.

Anyone Ready for Soup?

HomemakingOctober 17, 2012577Views 0Likes 7Comments

With a fire in the fireplace and a big pot of soup on the stove I’m feeling ready for fall. Then Jill at Blessed Beyond a Doubt said she was going to post all kinds of soup recipes and I decided to add one of our favorites – Potato Soup. This soup recipe has special meaning…

Our hectic lives involve many changes, and changes require decisions, and decisions must often be made in the midst of a multitude of confusions. We run here and there asking advice. Often we make decisions without sufficient deliberation because we simply haven't time--or so we tell ourselves.

You’re Not Going to Want to Miss This!

HomeschoolAugust 20, 2012619Views 0Likes 8Comments

This is a devotional that I read often. It is by Elizabeth Elliot and is often just what I need in my fast-paced day. I hope you will find refreshment in it too. “Be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10 First Be Quiet Our hectic lives involve many changes, and changes require decisions, and decisions…

Do these words evoke strong feelings or memories for you? They do if you live in Minnesota and probably in many other states.

We’re Going to the Cabin!

FamilyJune 19, 2012526Views 0Likes 11Comments

Do these words evoke strong feelings or memories for you? They do if you live in Minnesota and probably in many other states. When we started having children Dan and I longed to find a cabin where we could return year after year and make memories with our family. We couldn’t buy a cabin but we…

The Presentation is Everything

MarriageMay 16, 2012552Views 0Likes 10Comments

My husband says no one likes a bargain like I do. When he woke me this Mother’s Day he proved how well he knew me. First he let me sleep in a bit. Then he brought me coffee – just the way I like it. And a gift to show how much he appreciates me as the mother…

Don’t be Caught Like I Was

Biblical EncouragementFebruary 29, 2012434Views 0Likes 2Comments

It was like most other afternoons. I was innocently checking my email. I stopped to read Todd Wilson’s article about writing in the Homeschool Minute. The short blurb at the end of his article caught my eye. His book The Injection was on sale on Amazon for $.99, so I stopped to…

Unto Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think…

Biblical EncouragementDecember 1, 2011495Views 0Likes 1Comment

The Hunt for the Perfect Purse You know what I mean – right? Whether it’s the perfect purse or the perfect shoes, dress, or make-up, we women can get a little fanatical when we know exactly what we want but can’t find it. Six years ago we were on vacation and I found my idea of the…

There are really some good free resources available for homeschooling right now so I want to make you aware of several that I recently found.

Be Sure to Grab These Freebies!

HomeschoolJuly 29, 2011430Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are really some good free resources available for homeschooling right now so I want to make you aware of several that I recently found. First, the newest issue of The Old Schoolhouse is available as a digital magazine. Be sure to get your copy. Second, here is a link to make free Student ID cards for…