Faith, Home, & Family
This week found me sick, and then the kids starting getting sick. sigh. The first official cold of the season, unfortunately. Abby hasn't got it yet, so she was able to go to her regular activities this week. Volleyball practice on Monday, band practice on Tuesday, church on Wednesday, CR on Thursday, and a church hay ride tonight, Friday. Oh, … [Continue]
Glittering Promises is the third book and final book in Lisa T. Bergrens's Grand Tour Series. I reviewed Book 1 Glamorous Illusions and Book 2 Grave Consequences, so stop by to check out those books. In Glittering Promises, Cora Kensington is still traveling Europe on the Grand Tour with her siblings and family friends. After a dangerous … [Continue]
As part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, I received a subscription to God's World News. God's World News provides six grade level publications for students to learn about the world around them from a Christian perspective. The six levels offered are PreK-Kindergarten, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-4, Grades 5-6, Middle School, and High School. I received … [Continue]
I didn't do anything major in the kitchen this week. Unless you count cooking supper for 7 every night. lol Oh, and how can I forget the fact that they want to eat the other two meals a day, plus snacks! Some weeks, though, I just have to do the basics, with nothing extra. This week, I really must get the apple jelly and apple butter done. Well, … [Continue]
I just finished watching my 15 year old daughter sing in church online. The service is being broadcast live by my 18 year old son who is mostly self taught. I'm not in the service this morning because I'm not feeling well. My not feeling well is what first prompted my son a couple of years ago to learn how to broadcast the services live. I bought … [Continue]
Return to Me, the first book in The Restoration Chronicles series, is set during the time period that the Jews were exiled in Babylon. It tells the story of Iddo and his oldest grandson Zechariah. Zechariah is just 12 when the book opens, studying for his Bar Mitzvah. Kind Cyrus has declared that the Jews, who have lived in exile in Babylon for … [Continue]
Even though fall is here, I still have a few things growing in the gardens. In the palette herb garden behind the house, I have Basil growing. we cut all the plants back a few weeks ago, and the plants are now growing again. … [Continue]
