I always wanted to be a mom. I always wanted to be home with my babies. I hoped that someday I could be a stay-at-home mom and wife. God has truly given me my hearts desires... And yet, He has given me so much more. What God has given me through my children and through my marriage is hard to put into words. Sanctification comes to mind. But, really, it's even more than that. "...whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your ... Read More about Motherhood: A Humble Calling
Memorization
God has really been impressing on my heart the importance of memorizing His Word for the past few weeks. We have always been big memory work people around our homeschool, but I have been re-energized to keep going strong in this endeavor. There have been so many great and inspiring reads regarding memorizing God's Word lately... How the Word Transforms - with printable cards for memorizing James Memorizing Scripture: Why & How - from John Piper A Habit More Important ... Read More about Memorization
American History: Ben Franklin
I need to catch up on sharing our american history happenings. :) In December, for our group time together, we focused on Benjamin Franklin. (We meet with 2 other families weekly for science and history.) First, we brainstormed on the white board: what do you know/remember about Ben Franklin? I was impressed with how much these kids knew! Then, we got to work on our own almanacs. I let the kids have a little bit of "creative freedom" with this project. After we listed the items ... Read More about American History: Ben Franklin
Bible Study in Belize: Day 1
God always exceeds my expectations. Once again I am wondering why I ever doubt or have fears. Our first day of Bible Study with the ladies in Belize was nothing less than awesome. Hearts of Christ is a children's ministry and there are around 1000 children sponsored through them. But no team has ever come to do a Bible Study for the ladies. We wanted to serve them, lavish them, love on them. We have prayed for months for them. We had around 62 ladies come and 20 children in child care. Most of ... Read More about Bible Study in Belize: Day 1
Project Life: My Title Page!
**I set this post before I left for Belize! I was so excited to share my title page with you! :) I love how my cover/title page turned out this year! I really didn't spend *that* much time on it! But just a few little things made a BIG difference in just personalizing the page a bit! I love that I was able to incorporate the year, my word of the year, the verse God gave me to start this year AND a new-ish picture of our family! I love how it turned out!! My ... Read More about Project Life: My Title Page!
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