Releasing Your New Purity Part I

Week five of Experiencing Christ Within explores the gifts of God given to us freely through Christ by faith. The first one is purity. And I can’t say it any better than Dwight Edwards… “The Christian life isn’t hard; it’s flat impossible. It becomes possible only when God injects His fullness into His people’s hearts-which…

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Forty-Eight

Found this reading challenge (if that’s what you’d call it) on Jennifer’s blog. I didn’t do as well as she did, but I have a lot of the books listed on my book shelf. Surprisingly enough, most of the books I read with my kids while homeschooling. The Rules: Mark the selections you have read…

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When Kids Climb in Bed with You at Night

This is a continuation of the evolution of Gracie’s sleep after she bit her tongue and couldn’t comfort herself to sleep by sucking her fingers. Though I managed to get Gracie back into her own bed, she still had some apprehension. I don’t know how I did it, but I won the battle to keep…

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Thinking outside the BoxShort Bible studies may be your answer.

As parents of small children we learn to adapt and cope with situations previously never imagined. Sleepless nights, prams you need a college degree to put up and down and daily routines around nap times become a way of life. Over time as our children grow up, different milestones are achieved and new challenges present…

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Fall into Reading Update

Well, it seems like things are going slowly on the reading front! Though I did stay up until two in the morning last night and finshed My Life As a Doormat this afternoon while my babysitter did my laundry and read Pilgrims Progess to the kids. Boy, I had lofty goals this fall, but my…

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Throwing in the Homeschool Towel

So I did it again! I called dear ol’hubby and begged him to send the kids to school, and I think this time I mean it. I’ve battled horrible attitudes for two and a half years and things have only gotten a little better.What sparked this, you ask? My middle boy would not take his…

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Mid-Week Motivation

Welcome to the mid-week motivational menu. Are you feeling a little sluggish, unmotivated and down right lazy? Well, what you need is a good does of nutrition for your heart, soul and mind. Hope you’re hungry because there’s plenty for all. . . Starting Your Day Out Right! Devotional Thought Matthew 1:35 Very early in…

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The Evolution of Gracie’s Sleep

  My children have always been great sleepers! Like their mom, most of the kids liked to sleep in until nine or so once they hit toddlerhood. Even my youngest, Grace was a great sleeper, never barging in on us in the middle of the night, until the day we thought we kicked her finger…

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