Our family loves to read. We read several times throughout the day as a family and independently. I have older children read to younger children and younger children read to older children, all of us read together and so forth. However, I have found that we tend to get tired of reading the same thing […]
A Look into Our FarmLife…
November 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Our lives are centered around our farm.. if for no other reason than farm life pretty much takes a ton of time. Then because it is our income, our bread and butter, the bacon… or in our case beef. Our entire family is a part of our farm chores, from driving tractors, to working on equipment, […]
Using The Thanksgiving Plan Book
November 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Planning a holiday and hosting it in your home can be a big challenge, whether you work full time out side the home or stay home with your children. This fall has been a lot busier for our family than probably any other fall in my married life. This is our first fall actually having […]
Wheat Harvest 2014 Blessings
July 7, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Wheat harvest 2014 is beginning to wind down here. It seems to me like it has taken forever, but really, it is just running later in the year. Wheat Harvest 2014 Here in our area of Kansas, wheat harvest 2014 has not been a bumper crop. With the drought, and cold temperatures a bit too […]
2014 Word of the Year
January 2, 2014 by 1 Comment
I chose the word faith for my word of the year. I am really not into resolutions, but wanted to have something to focus on this year. I am choosing to focus on faith. Faith in: Daily life Future Husband God Children Trials Praises and everything in between Another reason I chose Faith? This baby […]
The Announcement that Caused Excitement…
October 28, 2013 by 4 Comments
I had planned to keep up with blogging, but life got in the way…again. Only, I mean LIFE… About a week ago, we made a little announcement to our children and well, lets just say it caused a GREAT deal of EXCITEMENT. Honestly, I wish I had pictures or a video, but I don’t… You […]
Holiday eBook Bundle to Help Your Family Stay Focused
October 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Thanksgiving, Christmas and all are just around the corner. It is time to get organized and focused on the true reasons for these special holidays. This bundle of 25 books for JUST $25 will be sure to help you. There are planning pages, homeschooling helps, pages to help your children record their memories, crafts to […]
Thirty-One Days of Our Life on the Prairie Pictures
October 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
So, as I was praying what I should be posting on this blog over the next several weeks, God kept saying keep it real. So, I thought oh Farm pictures, but really I am not always able to get just farm pictures, but our lives revolve around the farm, homeschool and this all takes place […]
Online Challenges, Social Media~How to Take What Is Said?
September 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Over the years, I have seen a lot of challenges in the gathering of people in social media, forums, and other such groups. In fact there was a time, I walked away from many of them. Recently, I have walked away from a couple more. These groups, or many of them, are supposedly to support, […]
Where I Went, What Happened and a Little Summer Fun
September 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Well, summer was quite the ride around here. Not just all farm happenings either. There were blessings and some big challenges. God was with us, guiding us and holding our hands all along the way through it all. Seriously, I rarely had time to sit down and blog. I didn’t have time to sit down […]
Thoughts from Teach Them Diligently Omaha
June 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A few weekends ago our family attended the Teach Them Diligently Convention in Omaha. We were blessed with great speakers, and a van loaded with books on the way home. We enjoyed getting to know some of our past and new friends better. My favorite speakers from Teach Them Diligently were Heidi St. John and […]
Staying Encouraged as a Homeschool Mom
June 17, 2013 by 7 Comments
Satan has a way to make sure those who are called by God to homeschool will be discouraged. We have to know that it is him causing it. Staying encouraged as a homeschool mom is a big challenge. We are so busy taking care of so many, that we often fail to take care of […]
Teach Them Diligently Marketplace
June 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I am still working on my highlights from Teach Them Diligently Omaha, but in the mean time, you need to hear about what is going on all across the country this summer with Teach Them Diligently. There is a new convention concept in town, and I want you to hear all about it. I hope […]
Sensory Processing Disorder in Our Family
June 9, 2013 by 2 Comments
Last week, VBS and Hannah brought me to tears. When she hits her overload, most don’t get it. She has sensory processing disorder or Sensory Processing Dysfunction…AKA SPD or Sensory Integration Disorder. Too much noise, too much activity, too much color, too much light, too hot, too cold, too much change, being unsure, not knowing […]
Instilling Virtue in our Children
May 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
You and I both know that instilling virtue is a challenge. Our society has lost it’s virtuous values. We seem to be in a manner-less rude trend and well, our children are subjected to it making our job to instill quality virtues very difficult. We Choose Virtues has made our jobs a bit easier. Over […]
Easy Peasy Chores System for Non-Readers
May 19, 2013 by 1 Comment
Earlier this spring I found a very easy to set up chore system for non-readers. With our special needs children, I have four non-readers, and many times, the older kiddos end up doing their chores, because the littles can’t read the check list and by the time I find the problem, it needs tended to […]
Ten Reasons to Buy Homemaking Resource Bundle
May 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A couple of days ago, I told you about an AWESOME Homemaking eBook bundle. Today, I want to share ten reasons you should purchase this bundle before this deal ends on May 4!! Ten Reasons to purchase The Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle You get 97 eBooks and several Freebies for $29.97, a $640 value! We […]
Ultimate Homemaking eBook Bundle Sale
April 29, 2013 by 1 Comment
The Ultimate Homemaking eBook bundle will help you on your way to being the best homemaker you can be, with recipes, planners, guides, and more. This bundle is sure to help you snap your home into a neater more inviting place to spend with your family. Friday I told you how excited I was […]
Ultimate Homemaker Help Coming Soon!!
April 24, 2013 by 2 Comments
Are you a homemaker? Attempting? Homeschooling Mom? Mom or Wife? Then what I am about to tell you about is going to get you EXCITED. Starting on April 29, there is a HUGE eBook bundle for the homemaker, mom, wife, homeschooler, woman, you name it there is a book for you in this 97 eBook […]
Coast to Coast Encouragement at Teach Them Diligently Marketplace
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Check it out, homeschool encouragement and refreshment coming to a community near you. Teach Them Diligently Marketplace will be held in NINE towns across the country from June through August. Where? What is Teach Them Diligently Marketplace? Teach Them Diligently Marketplace is a way to get refreshed, encouraged, and shopping so diverse and deep […]
mother, christian, wife, woman, child of God. It is about my life as a farmer’s wife, as a cook, a baker, a nurse, a teacher, a woodworker, a housekeeper, a farmer (yep, I drive tractors, pick up hay bales, and other farm duties), a gardener. So, what you read here, is me, as a transparent sometimes hot headed, passionate, and opinionated person.
