Family Bucket List for Spring:
After a long break of winter, we are itching to be outside and enjoy some family fun in the sunshine! Even though our winters here in Tennessee aren’t as bad as in some places, by March, we all have a serious case of the…
Granny’s Old-Fashioned Lemon Teacakes made with Violets
We’ve been reading Paul’s letters from prison for our family Bible study. It wasn’t planned this way, it was just where we happened to be when all things broke loose in our world. He talks alot about contentment. I don’t think it’s a coincidence…
What I Wish I’d known-my Tips for first Time Homeschoolers
So, there’s a lot of parents that are finding themselves as first time homeschool parents, at least for the next few weeks or so. I’ve had several people reach out and ask for advice, so I just wanted to jot down my tips for…
What We Are Reading This year-
*This post contains affiliate links. I may receive compensation with no cost to you. These are just a few of the books we are reading right now! You can find some of them at the local library, but I’ve posted the Amazon links in…
40 Valentine’s Day Random Acts of Kindness
I love doing random acts of kindness! I think the best part is to see the reactions of the unsuspecting people that are on the receiving end. I’m not sure when I first heard about RAKs, as we call them, but I get the…
How tea Time saved my Homeschool!
*This post contains affiliate links. I may receive a small compensation with no additional cost to you. I have read to my kids literally since they were in the womb, and still they HATED story time! Like legit, they would cry REAL tears and…
You Just Never Know…
There have been many times someone would say, they are so weird, or they are always angry, or they are so_______, whatever, you fill in the blank. I always say, you never know what’s really going on with people. No matter what it looks…
Homemade Breakfast Pizza (For you not so morning people)
I am NOT a morning person. I’m not mean or cranky, I just don’t want to talk or think, first thing in the morning. I’m also not one of those people who can jump out of bed and start the day. It’s more of…
Ribbons, Rides, and Rednecks-It’s Fair Season!
It’s fair season and it’s safe to say our redneck family loves a good fair. My husband goes for the turkey legs, the kids go for the pig races, and I go for the crafts and livestock. It’s an eclectic mix of agriculture, art…
Don’t Be “THOSE” People…How I learned to Laugh at Myself!
I woke up yesterday with some pretty negative thoughts. I think it started from a dream, but I can’t remember what it was about. They continued all day, getting worse with the Enemy bringing up mistakes I’d made, or stupid things I’d said without…
