Look What God has Made
“What a lovely garden!” I hear a neighbor call out as she strolls down the sidewalk. I turn around, face beaming from the praise. “Thank you!” I call out as...
Our Three Easter Baskets
Easter Baskets 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 Another year, another Easter Basket post. I make an Easter Basket every year – they are the stockings of the Easter season! I only realized a...
Christmas, Christmas Cards, Faith
We wish You a Merry Christmas
One of my most cherished Christmas Traditions is creating and mailing out our family’s Christmas card. We’ve done it every year of our marriage and kept them all to see...
How We Use The Biggest Story Bible Storybook in Our Homeschool
We have been doing the Peaceful Preschool this year with both Hilde (age 4) and Millie (age 3). Since we are planning to continue to homeschool the kids as they...
A Mama's Prayer, Faith, Motherhood, Poetry
a Mother’s Prayer
Come, Lord Jesus, Come.In the middle of the night wakings, the bad dreams, the creaky floorboards. Come, Lord Jesus, Come.In the spilled cereal, sips of coffee, giggles down the hall....
You must Love Your Neighbor As Yourself
This year I am reading through the Bible in a year. More specifically, and more accurately, I am reading the whole Bible chronologically and hopefully finishing in a year. I’ve...
Thorin’s Easter Sunday Baptism
April 9th, 2023 Easter is a special day for the church body as a whole as we celebrate how Jesus overcame death on the cross, bearing the weight of all...
Three Easter Baskets
One, Two, Three little Easer Baskets all in a row! I’m grateful (in that silly matching mama way) that Pottery Barn still had these adorable felt Bunny Easter Baskets I...
All The Love You Can Give
The other night I put on the Sound of Music just before Bruce got off work (that would be 5:30 pm for those who like the details in a narrative)....