Today my only daughter in a world of boys turns TEN!!!!!! Happy Birthday, Robyn!! We are having her choice of supper tonight (fish sticks, c...

I have been a little quiet here.... busy living life! So what have I been up to?? *Easter weekend with my sister, Melissa, and her family. ...

Spring, a time of new birth! A time of celebrating life!! Well, this week God has been stirring up in me some new life. Everywhere I turn...

Homemaker's Homestead , my FAVORITE forum, is accepting new members. This doesn't happen very often. It is a small group of ENCOUR...

Have you ever noticed that the little stresses of the day add up and then all of a sudden feel over whelming?? Well, the reverse is also tr...

This morning they were outside as soon as we finished up their home school pre-school. It was still fairly cold out (in the low 40's) s...

I live in the middle of some of the most fertile farm ground in the whole world. Nothing but corn and soybean fields stretch for miles and ...

Choosing Simplicity, one baby-step at a time. Have you ever seen your house get more organized without thought? The natural order of thi...

The old toilet is sitting on the front porch and the first person to use the NEW potty got to eat dinner on the special plate !!!!! Ha Ha H...

I CHOOSE to live RICH! "Poor" is a mindset. There is a HUGE difference between 'poor' and 'broke'. There is a ...

My Lands End order arrived! Now I can actually look forward to trips to the pool and beach with my kids! I got this suit and LOVE it!!!!!...

Choosing Simplicity... 101 ways to make baby-steps to a more simple life. Read the first installment of this series here . Some of these ...

Practicing Gratitude requires just that ..... PRACTICE! We have to TRAIN ourselves to live with a content and grateful heart. If you don...

Happy Birthday to my handsome husband! He is pictured here with his prize Turkey that he got last spring. He is VERY ready for this spring...

The "Special Plate" was out for dinner last night! Ethan ate his dinner from the 'Special Plate' to celebrate Kindergart...