1.) I am so grateful for such sweet family and friends who call or come help when my love is away. One such lovely friend even brought flowers which have been brightening up my kitchen all week. 2.) I waited for months to get the book Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon from the library and upon taking…
I recently finished The Sacred Marriage by Gary Thomas and absolutely loved it. I chewed it bit by bit, and always came away with a refreshed perspective on what the Lord desires from my marriage, how I am intended to love and respect my husband, and how my character can continuously be refined through the…
For Easter, Calvin received the My ABC Bible Verses book that I had mentioned on my Building Our {Faith} Library wish list! Well, as he is not quite yet able to memorize scripture, Max and I totally usurped his gift and started last week with Letter A: I do give a little breakdown of our memorization…
We had a few pretty challenging days last week. This week went much more smoothly and parenting was entirely more enjoyable, but I came across a few excellent posts with which I resonated and thought were definitely worth passing on. Each one shares great insight on life as mom and intentionality. Enjoy! How to Be…
Last week, I posted about The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. It is a fantastic resource and has TONS of information (that I won’t rewrite here; I just highly recommend you read it) such as: the benefits of reading, statistics, and book recommendations for different ages/stages. Today, I want to offer up some suggestions of…
There are a lot of things I’d love to do well or better as a mom. I’d love to do more crafts, be more creative, spend more time building things (and knocking them down), and, since we have an incredibly active little boy, wrestling! And while all things can usually stand improvement, one thing I…
