Those of you who are new to my blog can read about my son Taylor here and watch a video of a wonderful song he wrote based on Psalm 42 here. You can learn more about Caiti here. I write about the little girls all the time…..they’re home alot more than the teenagers. So today: [...]
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My life has changed so dramatically over the past two years that it’s hardly believable that it’s the same person living in my skin. The only way I can be absolutely sure that it is indeed me is by the fact I still charge into, say, the dining room at lightning speed with a definite [...]
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Here at our homeschool, we’re following a strict curriculum. Today’s goal: Bake Grandma Evadne’s sugar cookie recipe in the shape of stars….and ice them. Recite G.K. Chesterton’s A Christmas Carol. Make snowflakes while dancing to “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause”. Punishment awaits those who do not fully participate! You must try this recipe. [...]
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Things you should know about southern women: 1. We love all things ‘hair’—’fixin’ our hair, dyin’ our hair, teasin’ our hair—-you get my drift. 2. We have two commandments: ~ thou shalt not go out in public without lip gloss and mascara ~ thou shalt surely have cute hair. Don’t mess with Texas. Or Tennessee. [...]
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Grab a cookie cookie and come on in!I am so excited to be linking to all these festive Christmas tours. Ya’ll are gonna love this cookie recipe. We’re just making iced sugar cookies (recipe here) and putting the final touches on our decorations. The ‘little’ girls wanted to show you their tree first and then [...]
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There is a riveting discussion going on in my previous post so check it out…along with all the comments. Our neighborhood progressive dinner was last night so I’ll show you some fun photos from that and announce the winners of my book giveaway. But first, here’s a peek at my garland…….that I’m ‘froofin’ right up [...]
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I have a good reason for posting these pictures. I’ll tell you in a minute. First let me say that one of the major roadblocks for me when I was deciding to homeschool was what I’d like to call the denim jumper road block. Or what I call the ‘buns and jumpers’ factor. I do [...]
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I have a dangerous obsession with books. C.S.Lewis once said that a person’s most frivolous outgoing expense every month should be his books…….I’m finding that very true in my little small town where NOTHING I ever want to check out is at the local library. Is George McDonald really that obscure? Shouldn’t every reputable library [...]
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I took the new printer plunge……and love it already…..the Epson Artisan 800. Now we can have school again. Below is an hour by hour account of our day. I read countless of these from different blogs in preparation for homeschooling and LOVE to read them. So post one if you homeschool. And if you’ve been [...]
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Yesterday, we woke up to this… …in East Tennessee when you wake up to this……. the news declares that school is one-hour late…… when school is one hour late, we drive here…….and these sleepy heads…..order this……and I show the kids this……and tell them stories about when I was in medical school and my friends and [...]
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and I like cowboy boots, C.S. Lewis, good food, strong coffee, banjo music and books. I am a deeply flawed momma of 4 and grateful receiver of more good gifts than one heart can hold. I fight for joy and find it in the most unexpected places. I make quirky look normal, relish in my small town Southern way of living, and am learning that it's all grace--every last bit of it. Read More Here...
