When Mommy Gets SICK… keeping up the home, school and life with our children when we are sick can be a challenge. However, keeping our expectations in check and realizing that we can get on top of it all after we are a bit better will allow us to rest and get better faster. There […]
Baby #7 is Here~ Birth Story
July 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
Well, it seems it is time to come back here and tell a bit about my pregnancy adventure, as Baby # 7 has been here for just over a month. I am sharing with you his birth story and a few pictures, and how God worked through this latest journey. I never really planned to […]
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 […]
From Cloth Diapers to Herbal Medicine, Help for the Natural Mother
June 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The longer I am a mother, the more I want to use better, safer, less chemically infused products in our family. The eBook bundle I am telling you about today, will offer you a great bundle of resources to get your started on moving your family to more natural, less chemical products in your home. […]
Epi-Pen Bag for Children
April 3, 2013 by 6 Comments
More and more children are having to carry around an Epi-Pen, but how do you make sure your children are safely carrying their Epi-Pen with them? How to make sure that who ever may be with you child understands what to watch for and how to help. Medic Alert bracelets are great, but they still […]
Eye Patching Fun? Yes it is!
March 19, 2013 by 2 Comments
What is eye patching? Eye Patching is where a child wears a patch over their strong eye to help correct vision in their weaker eye. There are a few different reasons a doctor prescribes eye patching, and I am not going into that here, but I am going to give you a few ways to […]
Homeschool Marriage~Discussion Style
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Proverbs 21:19 It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman. The above verse helps me to realize, when I get worn out and tired from a day of homeschooling, and caring for home and children, that I am not the wife God wants me to be or […]
Silver Lining Thankfulness
October 31, 2012 by 1 Comment
As we approach Thanksgiving, I am remembering the reasons to be Thankful this year. Recent: Over the last month all of my children have been sick at one time or another. The thing is, that well, I get to stay up with the sickies. I find it a privilege to be the one that God […]
Where Have I Been?
September 17, 2012 by 1 Comment
Here, there and nearly everywhere. First it started with an apple orchard. And then we had 66 quarts of apple sauce and 16 quarts of apple pie filling. Then I looked in our garden and found 30 lbs of yellow squash. We made nearly 30 pints of pickles and 6 quarts… Then I […]
Handmade Father’s Day Wrapping Paper; Special Blessing
June 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This year, we purchased our Father’s Day Gifts for my Hot Guy. He needs, as in NEEDS new work shirts and a couple of good shirts. His are thread bare and have rips in them. Not to mention several are all covered in farmer’s gunk, known as dirt and grease or oil stands. No matter […]
Hannah, 3 Learned to Pedal (Video)
March 10, 2012 by 20 Comments
For those who have read my blog for a long time, you know about our Hannah’s rough start. Hannah’s first day of life in the NICU. We were told several times that her chances of some brain damage were fairly high, and to even expect it. There were a couple of times when her blood […]
Dr. Mom Otoscope Review and Giveaway
March 5, 2012 by 47 Comments
If you have read my blog much, you know I like to stay as natural as possible with cleaners and such, but I also like to keep our medicines on the natural side. We have had our share of ear infections. Our two oldest, before I learned about nature ways to help clear an ear […]
Fifteen Year Old Memories Rubbing Like Thorns
January 13, 2012 by 5 Comments
At the age of nineteen, I went through a rough time. It all revolved around a diagnoses of my dad having terminal cancer. I was home from college on Christmas break when he became ill. The first doctors who saw him said it was heart related. Later, it was a gall bladder problem. so they […]
Wondering Why Blog Posting has been Slow….It is all explained below…triumphs, trials and tribulations…
November 7, 2011 by 4 Comments
Several months ago, I announced I would be working for A Journey Through Learning to help promote and market their products. We have been doing great, and I was assigned a BIG PROJECT. One that has taken a lot of my time. I have put together a Facebook Party for A Journey Through Learning. We […]
And Another Change…Another Child with Vision Challenges.
September 11, 2011 by 5 Comments
In December 2010, we found out our then five year old had amblyopia and strambismus. She had been to the optometrist at the age of three, so she was due for an exam. Her condition at the time left her with 20/400 vision, which is legally blind. At her last exam in April, she had […]
Big Brothers are Good For…
June 23, 2011 by 9 Comments
Many things… Trimming finger nails…she will not let anyone else do it. lol Creating dangerous, but fun obstacle courses from the safe toys. Finding the lost litter of kittens. Reading to their baby sister. And then, sometimes, they are really good for nothin… like when they hose down their little brother, then turn the hose […]
My Daddy’s Hands~Happy Father’s Day~A Tribute to my daddy, and all those daddy’s who have gone a bit earlier then expected
June 17, 2011 by 7 Comments
Am I the only daughter left on Earth with her daddy sitting in heaven who has such a strong memory of her daddy’s hands? My Daddy’s Hands Covered in grease and stained with dirt. A show of his hard work Ready to hold my hand. Ready to hug me tight. Used to put me on […]
A Few Changes for the Next Several Weeks~Family Updates and such…
May 30, 2011 by 1 Comment
I once heard how summer is supposed to be a slow relaxing and carefree time…Ummm, For Who? Summers in our home are actually the busiest time of the year… Farm~baling hay Wheat Harvest Animals Garden~over an acre… Preserving Produce~potatoes, onions, green beans, peppers, salsa, peaches, apples, and more Homeschool Convention Vacation Bible School Company coming~3 […]
Nutrition 101: Choose Life!~~Growing Healthy Homes Review
April 20, 2011 by 1 Comment
Nutrition 101: Choose Life, from Growing Healthy Homes, Co-authored by homeschool mother Debra Raybern, N.D., M.H., C.N.C., I.C.A.; homeschool mother and researcher Sera Johnson, B.MU; mother and writer/editor Laura Hopkins, B.S.; and mother, grandmother and former Home Economics teacher Karen Hopkins, B.S. will change how you eat, how you cook, and how you live…for the […]
Homeschool Mother’s Journal~April 18
April 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In my life this week… I put my own family on the back burner so to speak and helped a friend out whose mother had to have a brain tumor removed. My family supported this, and enjoyed pulling together to keep the home front up. In our homeschool this week… Life lessons, and that was […]
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.
