Silencing the Dust Bunnies

By two or three o’clock each day, my house looks like a toy monster exploded in a library.  Schooling my elder two children while keeping the youngest three entertained, fed, happy and out of trouble takes its toll on the house.  By this point in the day I have started laundry, started doing dishes , [...]

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One Thing

Here are some things I wish I was doing:

Writing everyday
Singing more
Getting up before the kids
Spending time with God each morning and night
Teaching my kids logic
Sighing at my children less and laughing with them more
Eating healthy
Making DH feel like a super hero
Living simply
Taking more risks
Calmly training my kids
Remembering the important things
Letting life experiences teach my kids [...]

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Finding a Rhythm

Well, Punky is 6 weeks old now, and we are getting adjusted.  We restarted our home school schedule when she was 2 weeks old and have been working out the glitches.  She usually sleeps in the morning, so our school schedule has been largely unaffected.  Unfortunately, I still have two toddlers to occupy during our [...]

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Two under Two

Today was a Monday Monday.  The kind of Monday that makes Garfield throw his blanket  back over his head.  Unfortunately, as a mother of four, two of whom are under the age of two, I didn’t have the option of crawling back under my fluffy comforter this morning. 
The trouble began last night when L’il Britches decided [...]

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Little Drummer Boy

I just have to report that my husband’s amazing musical gene-ious has been passed on to at least one of our children.  DH was giving Bud a drum lesson in the garage yesterday afternoon while we were all playing outside.  Soon, we all stopped what we were doing and started listening, because our little six year old [...]

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A Bouquet of Thanks

Each year at Thanksgiving, I try to make sure that the kids and I do a project of some kind that shows what we have to be thankful for.  It is appropriate that Thanksgiving comes on the cusp of Christmas, because we need a reminder of what we already have during the season of “And [...]

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Worries

As I have written before, pregnancy seems to be a time for increased worrying.  While I don’t worry constantly, I have noticed that I go through “worry phases”.  As the birth of our little one draws near, being now only two months away, I find that my worries have started plaguing me again.  This time, [...]

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Now That I Know…

Well, we had our meeting with Bud's doctor yesterday.  Sorry it has taken me so long to post about it.  We have had a lot to think about and my schedule has been thrown off a bit, so it never seemed like the right time to post.  But it is before nine p.m., Bud is [...]

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Good Days and Bad

Bud, since Sunday, has been listening and obeying and generally get along with everyone.  He has been reasonable and cheerful.  I noticed Sunday afternoon and thought maybe it was just a fluke or a lucky day. 

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Faith Leaves No Room

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed."  Luke 10:41-42a 
When I call a friend and discuss all my current concerns,  it is really just "worrying out loud" to someone else.  I worry over my children's education, "What if I miss something and they hate me for [...]

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