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There was jump rope, bike riding, reading, and of course, the necessary weeding the garden and doing chores, but there was also something else – time to get bored!

Some days I would like an opportunity to be bored, but then…

HomemakingAugust 22, 2010259Views 0Likes 0Comments

I remember long hot summer days – days that had plenty of time for pretend cooking under the back porch, which was one of my favorite shady, thus cooler, summer spots. I also enjoyed going into our grove behind the barn. There was one of my favorite things, an old horse driven plow. I would…

Homeschooling can be especially challenging with a chronically ill child in the family, but if the Lord is calling you to do it He will also provide a way.

Can You Hope to Homeschool With a Chronically Ill Child?

HomeschoolJune 17, 2010344Views 0Likes 1Comment

Our son Eric was diagnosed with leukemia in July of 1991 when he was 16 months old. That was the year our oldest daughter was to start school in the fall. For years we had been praying about and planning on homeschooling our children. We knew several families with children older than ours who were homeschooling…

I recently joined a group of women who are exercising using T-Tapp so besides the heat, humidity, errands, and having the house painted, my thoughts were on getting my workout done so I could mark it on my little chart.

It is 90 Degrees and Very Humid Here Today

HomemakingMay 26, 2010363Views 0Likes 0Comments

That seems to be a funny title for a post, but that’s what came to mind as I started to write about my experiences yesterday. I recently joined a group of women who are exercising using T-Tapp so besides the heat, humidity, errands, and having the house painted, my thoughts were on getting my workout…

Cleanse Us of anything You Cannot Bless

Biblical EncouragementMay 15, 2010330Views 0Likes 1Comment

As I began reading an e-mail, this line caught my eye and tugged at my heart. We have been discussing this very thing in our home off and on for several months. We’ve slid into making choices of good things, which has kept us from choosing the best things. It’s easy to understand wanting to kick…

Do You Travel With Children?

FamilyMay 3, 2010323Views 0Likes 0Comments

Greetings from Rochester, MN – home of the Mayo Clinic. My husband has been taking classes here the first week of May every year since 1995. That makes this our 15th year of spending a week here. That first year our children were four, six, and eight – now they are 19, 21, and 23 –…

If you are a writer, or even a wannabe writer, I would encourage you to consider attending a local writers' seminar.

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference

Home BusinessApril 26, 2010312Views 0Likes 0Comments

MCWG Spring Writer’s Conference Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne Hello all my fellow writers and friends, My daughters and I were blessed on Saturday to be able to…

My soul, wait thou only upon God

Biblical EncouragementApril 19, 2010312Views 0Likes 0Comments

"My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God" (Psalms 62:5-7). I’m still working on expectations…