Kids Say the Funniest Things…

Gracie (4): playing Rescue Heroes “This is Wendy Waters. Do you Coffee? Do you Coffee?”*** After looking at a picture of me pregnant with her. “Mom, I peed in your belly.” *** After I asked her to do something “Okay, Your Majesty Queen.” *** I often tell Gracie I’m glad she’s part of our family.…

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Chicken Without Arsenic…It Works for Me

Did you know that many chicken farms feed an arsenic corn mix to their chickens? So when you think you’re eating healthy at one of those fast food resturants by getting a grilled chicken sandwich, are you getting a stomach full of arsenic instead? I’ve done some research and Tyson used to use a similar…

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Gracie’s First Day of Preschool

This is Gracie’s third year of preschool. The first year, when she was 2 1/2 she LOVED preschool and didn’t think twice about going into the class. Then half way through preschool things changed. She started being clingy and not wanting to let go of me when I dropped her off. It was my first…

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Front Porch Days

Every Day Mommy has invited me and you to “Come on, sit yourself on down.” On her front porch. “Coffee’s brewing and the tea is ready. How about we chat a little? Look at the kids, they’re getting along just fine, playing in the yard, swinging on that old tire swing.I thought I’d ask you…

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Heather Young

I am a 32 year old Christian, Homeschooling mother of 3, and wife of a wonderful, Christian husband. I am currently working once a week as researcher and encourager for an appraiser and antiques dealer (reading all of those historical books has finally come in handy). I have also done numerous commissioned art works and…

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Learning Phonics Can Be Dangerous

I need to put a warning on this post because though hilariously funny, it has potential to be offensive. I’ll try to be as non-offensive as I can as I relate to you what had me rolling on the floor, and my husband giving me one of those head shakes with the hidden message of…

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Onward Christian Soldier

I’ve been fighting a war for years…and losing. Though there has been no bloodshed and death, the war is real and damaging, mostly to myself but also to those I care about most. Some days the battles are fierce and endless and I bow my head in defeat. Other days I withstand the enemy and…

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My Home is Alive with the Sound of Music

For me, nothing is more beautiful than listening to my children sing. When Chris, my oldest, was two years old I caught him changing the words to the popular children’s song “itsy, bitsy, spider.” In perfect tune, he sang “I want some pancakes, pancakes, pancakes, pancakes…” I knew at that moment that he was gifted…

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Facts of Life for the Cyber Generation

I got this in an email the other day. Maybe I’ll try this out when it’s time to have the “talk” with my kids. Of course, I believe in abstinence before marriage, but I just couldn’t resist this clever take on the “birds and the bees.” A Little boy goes to his father and asks…

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