homeschool, adoption, parenting, family, homemaking
We’ve had a whole lot going on around here, from the youngest child’s last day of preschool to the eldest child’s college graduation, and all sorts of things in between. I was blessed to have all my kids at church on Mother’s Day, including my daughter-in-law! It’s funny: I never even thought to imagine the [...]
This post contains affiliate links. (Just being upfront and legal and stuff.) For more info, see my disclosure page. It’s May, y’all! Not much longer before we’ll be done with the official portion of our school year (though we keep some of our studies going through the summer months). Until then, a little of what [...]
The Titus 2:1 Conference: I was at the conference as event photographer, so of course I toted around a big camera all weekend, but these iPhone pics of me with blogland pals are super fun! L-R: Rebecca, Sarah, Tabitha, Jimmie. Rebecca (of Mom’s Mustard Seeds) lives only an hour or so away from me. Sarah [...]
Shhh! It’s a rare peaceful moment; nobody move! I’ve enjoyed the introverted homeschoolers posts at Simple Homeschool because all this chaos and noise with two extra kids is making me c-r-a-z-y. Seriously, some days I am NOT dealing well with it. And as of this week, we have baby Riley EVERY day for the whole [...]
Not many extras right now – and that’s okay! Both girls decided to do testing to try to earn the next belt in Choi Kwang Do — and they both passed! Now they are White Belt Seniors. I’m glad they were able to do this, as we’re in a season right now of not doing [...]
First, let me start with a random happy from my week… Weeds are my nemesis, and our front yard has been smack full of them. (That’s a Southern saying, y’all.) But I’ve had neither the time nor inclination to tackle them. So Ken made it into a game and he and the kids spent an [...]
I’ve missed a few weeks of homeschool updates because we’ve had so much going on with getting ready for overnight visits with our newest kids! No, it’s still not definite, but we’re moving right along and praying for the Lord’s will. We’ve spent this week putting together a bunk bed in Kathryn’s room, cleaning out [...]
This was a good week. Sure, there were some not-great moments, but I like to remind myself that even in those frustrating moments, this home educating lifestyle is a huge blessing. This week we had laughter and silliness; sweet moments like when Lindsey gave me a bouquet of flowers just because she wanted me to [...]
This has been a week full of LIFE! Plenty of learning, to be sure, but a lot outside the boundaries of traditional subjects. Biggest example: we had a “staffing” about two children for another possible foster-adoption! {See Monday’s post to catch up!} Enrichment classes: The girls started back to enrichment classes this week. They’re both [...]
Getting back into the swing of things after a few weeks off is hard! But a comfy sofa with [new!] squishy purple pillows does help… …and so does playing with a sweet baby girl! My littlest grand-niece “Peanut” will be filling our home with her adorable smiles more often, as we’ll get to have her [...]
After a couple of weeks away from blogging to enjoy the holidays with my family, it’s time to catch up! First of all, I updated a few blog-related things. Notice my header with a new girl that looks even more like me? Love her! I moved my feed, too, so I hope my subscribers are [...]
Monday was Lindsey’s “Worley-versary!“ We celebrated with dinner out. It’s still strange how long ago that feels, yet it’s only been three years. I’ve been whittling down the number of apps I use, and with all the Instagram drama this week, I almost deleted my account. I didn’t — at least for now — but [...]
