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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Simplify

I didn’t get around to that post I promised a few days ago.  I’m at the beginning of my third trimester, and starting to slow down I think.  Sleeping all the way through the night is a memory now as I trek to the bathroom every couple of hours.  The lack of sleep, I think, [...]

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Catching Up

Why is it that when you miss a couple of hours of sleep one night, it seems to take a couple of days of extra sleep to catch up?  And when you’re pregnant, it may take a whole week to regain the lost sleep.  Well, it seems like I’ve been playing catch up all week, [...]

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Too Bad to Blog

In the last 24 hours I heard:

“I’m not gonna eat!”
“Phtbbbtphttbb!” (tongue out, spitting in disrespect)
“I DON’T WANT TO DO ANY MATH!”
“That’s not fair!”
“I DON’T WANT TO STAND IN THE CORNER!” –repeatedly for at least 30 minutes.
“I hate chicken.  I hate rice.”
“That’s mean!”
Pippin barking at 5 a.m.
Pippin barking at 5:45 a.m.
Water running outside, full blast at 7 [...]

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A Practical Step to Say “No” to Materialism

Wow.  I have had so much to think about.  Between my own musings, Mark Moore's lecture, and Amy Scott's blog posts, I am feeling more than ever the oppressiveness of the sin of materialism.  I think what has captured my attention most was Amy's comment:
"Of course, the problem isn’t that we disagree that consumerism has [...]

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Teachable Spirit (Part 2)

In answer to my prayer for a more teachable spirit, the Holy Spirit led me through two quick lessons to get me on track.  Lesson one was in my previous post.  Lesson two followed just 10 minutes later.

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Teachable Spirit (Part 1)

 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1

I prayed one of those "dangerous" prayers today.  You know the kind.  "Lord, please make me a more patient person."  That kind.

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My Husband’s Helpmeet…Not His Burden

I have been struggling this week (again) with the fine line between helping my husband and advising him (read "nagging").  Our car broke down a few days ago, we've had a really tough week with Bud, and our finances are a constant worry.  Naturally, I have lots to say about all these things.   [...]

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A Chance to Serve

Today my husband sprained his ankle doing PT (that's army for "exercising").  He'll be on crutches for a week, and so I have a great opportunity to serve him.  I'll admit, that wasn't my first thought.  My first thoughts went along the lines of "Oh, great.  Extra work for me and no extra set of [...]

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