Can you believe it's July already?!? I just don't know where the months go anymore... They are flying by faster than ever! I'm really trying to slow down and enjoy these summer days with everyone home. I've had a little help from the weather this week... With temps...
"It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all." — Laura Ingalls WilderWe got up early this morning to go pick strawberries with friends! 🍓🍓🍓"Live in each season as it passes: breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the...
... on a beautiful Sunday afternoon! It seems like every time I look outside lately the kids are all either playing badminton, watering the garden, or reading on the patio... We finally made it down to the library last Thursday to sign up for the summer reading...
Outside my window...We arrived home again yesterday afternoon, after spending four beautiful days and three nights with some friends and family at Willow Lake, a wooded escape set at the base of Mt. McLoughlin.I am thinking...The last (and only) time I had ever...
Outside my window...an ultraviolet water filtration system is being installed in our nearly completed new well house! We have been purchasing bottled spring water for a couple months now, which has been getting expensive for our large family, after discovering...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}The weekend before last the three oldest went hiking with their Dad! It was the first time that Twinkle Toes had hiked this particular peak and she enjoyed it so very much. Late that night I...
My brother-in-law Tom Steenson, who is married to my husband's sister and teaches 5th Grade at The Heights School in Maryland, just wrote another excellent blog post and I wanted to share the link with you all:Four ways for your son to have an incredible summer…It is...
This past Thursday our oldest daughter turned nine... NINE!!! The last of the single digits! Where has the time gone?!? It seems like just yesterday (November 25, 2002 to be exact - which is a special day for us, and easy to remember) that I prayed...
I have been asked by some of you to share my updated version of our original Summer Bingo. I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get to, but on top of not having any extra time online I was trying to figure out how to create a fillable pdf to share with you all...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}Hubby gave me two pretty new hanging baskets with flowers for Mother's Day. I was so excited, I've always wanted a couple for our front porch, and I especially love that the baskets have...
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
