Faith, Home, & Family
The Lilacs are blooming! The Lilacs are blooming! I tried hard and just kept myself to sharing one picture. I love Lilacs! The bushes that are blooming are right by our back porch stairs. In this picture below, you can see the top of the railing, the Lilacs, then in the back, a Red Bud Tree, a Dogwood tree, with the raised bed in between. … [Continue]
Sickness has struck our house. Again. It's just a cold, but it's a bad cold. sigh. I was so hoping that spring would bring an end to the colds. The 12 old has been sick all week, and my husband and I have had it for a couple of days now. It's not fun. Anyway, on to the homeschool stuff. Zach didn't get any work done because he felt so bad. The … [Continue]
I recently received Ephesians: Discovering Your Identity and Purpose in Christ to review. Bible study is an important part of being a Christian. Women have so much on their plates now, work, kids - and all their activities, and church, to name a few. All this busyness can lead to burnout. Women need Bible study to keep balanced, focused and … [Continue]
I was able to get in the kitchen and cook something besides meals. Well, I did eat some of the gluten free corn bread muffins I made with my supper one night. I put a big container of these in the freezer for me to eat later. :) Here's the recipe I used. Whole Wheat Sweet Cornbread. To make gluten free, I use 1/2 cup all purpose gluten free flour … [Continue]
Time for another Saturday on the Farm Garden Update! It's such a beautiful time now, everything is growing and the flowering trees are gorgeous. We have several Dogwood and Red Bud Trees on the property. These two are in the backyard. The Dogwoods were already here when we bought the property. We add the Red Bud trees. We got the seedlings … [Continue]
Major announcement time!! Hannah finished Algebra this week! *cue applause* As you can tell, she is very happy to be done! She's already working on her next math book, consumer math. Then she'll head on into geometry. Hannah made cupcakes this week for Israel's Independence Day. Of course, the rest of the kids don't care what … [Continue]
As part of The Schoolhouse Review Crew I received the Sacagawea (Brave Explorers Every Child Should Know) Complete PDF e-book by Karla Akins to review.. This is the second book in a series called Brave Explorers Every Child Should Know available from Knowledge Quest. Sacagawea is 112 pages long and geared toward children ages 8-14. I read this … [Continue]
