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Finding Peace When Life Changes
There is one thing that everyone can know is true, change is certain. Things change all the time. Sometimes it happens at the push of a button and other times it’s the natural process of time. When changes come how do you face them? When the change is joyous it may be easy to face. But, when changes make life harder it can lead to fear, regret and struggle. But, it doesn’t have to you can find peace even when life changes. For us, change is taking place due to job circumstances beyond our control. Today, the company my husband has worked diligently for, for over 13 years will be…
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School Schedule, Maybe
This weeks link up is Day in the Life Week over at IHomeschool Network This is probably one of my most difficult areas of homeschooling to narrow down. Why? You might ask. Well personally I don’t function well with strict schedules. I write out a to-do list and start on that list then along the way get distracted. I work better if I can work at my own pace. I have never been a morning girl, just ask my momma about my days in school and she’ll tell you that she sent me out the door to the bus with both of us crying. I cried because I wanted to…
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Marriage Moment: Wherever You Go
With Beloved’s job ending at the end of this week, there are feelings of “what’s next” lingering around in our minds. This is not the first time we have had to consider what’s next in our lives. Most days that a person is granted the priviledge of waking up they can typically open their eyes and have some idea of what is expected to happen within the day. But nothing is certain in life. Sometimes half way through your day something happens that changes the course of your future as you know it. This is what happened 5 weeks ago when my husbands company announced that they were closing his…
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5 Minute Friday – Join in Praise
It’s Five Minute Friday. I link up with Lisa-Jo Baker for a free flowing write from the heart type of post. Lisa provides the topic, God provides the 5 minutes and I supply the words. Today’s Topic: Join Want to Join, just click this button Go. This past week I have been attending a church conference in Sevierville TN. I was able to join with over 2500 members of the Lord’s body in worship, study and praise to God our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord. The experience is one that after my first trip a year ago I made new choices that changed how I see my life in…
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Modest Adornment
I currently am at a church conference in Sevierville, TN. This is our second year attending. While here, there is a dress code. The dress is to be modest, no shorts, short skirts or low necklines are allowed. Women are encouraged to wear skirts or dresses, but the length is to be respectfully at or below the knee. I must say it has been so refreshing as a wife and the mother of a boy to know that they are seeing only what is appropriate when looking around at those in attendance.Our society has become so completely unaware of what is modest and what isn’t. Those who still consider carefully their…
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Marriage Moment: I Choose
It isn’t always easy. Marriage. When a bride and groom stand and say “For better or Worse.” I don’t think they generally have any clue what the worse could be. They see the better. It’s right in front of them complete with roses, chocolates and hormones. The worse comes later. When the wedding gifts have been opened, the people have gone home, and the honeymoon is over. It slowly shows itself when the work begins. We married young. I was just 19, and he 20. We were so broke. We thought love was all we needed. Then the electric bill came due and the rent. We were too broke for…
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Preparing for Camp
In a whirlwind. That’s how I feel. We are preparing to leave for church camp this Saturday. Between packing for Beloved, Little Man, myself and making sure we all have bedding and toiletries which I can’t share since I’m not bunking with the guys, I also am working on a project for my family reunion the following Saturday. Did I mention that I am also teaching Bible class at church camp? That’s 10 lessons, 2 classes a day. I also have co-op duties that I’m working on and we will be having a mom’s planning meeting on Thursday. Here are a couple photo’s from last years camp. J’s Cabin Singing…
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Marriage Moment: Expectations
I know that this post will cause some of you to go. “What!” You won’t believe that I would stand for it because you won’t understand that the topic is about something that was written in love for me and our marriahe. You may jugging-lyhink, Today I am linking up with “How can a husband do that?” I’m talking about expectations. Early in our marriage, and I’m sure most marriages, there was discussion about who was responsible for what. Sometimes there would be arguments which stemmed from understanding what our roles were/are. One evening during such an argument I made a statement like, “What do you expect of me?” What…
