being on purpose
Do we live INTENTIONALLY?
read morethe 5 minute exercise for couples
the 5 minute exercise for couples You can read about this exercise at The Happy Wives Club. Our printer is having issues, so I did not print this... nor did I have time to write it out. But I did send it to him so he could read it. There is always more...
read morehappy 0123 {oops 2013}
I pray everyone rang in the new year safely and surrounded by loved ones! {The actual ringing in found me sound asleep, but safe, and in my home with loved ones!} . The New Year here marks the official dropping of my old blog and writing exclusively for this new...
read morepractically perfect in every way
I can see how some visitors may not like me "endorsing" a movie. There really are very few worth watching out there. And even this one causes some reservations as my children ask if she is real or if it all pretend-every.time.we.watch.it. And then there is the whole...
read moregrowing
growing While my 14 month old still crawls, and seems content to do so, I often remember that my 2 middle children walked before they were 10 months old! The oldest walked just before her first birthday. And I am struck with these differences. Some of it...
read moreI am not enough
I am not enough As a new mother I was also a young wife (which many new mothers are) and thus I was learning so much in such a short time. Or, at least I NEEDED to be learning. But I was not. I was barely surviving. Looking back, I can see this. At the...
read morethe best way to love our children
I missed my scheduled posting time last week. But the children and I had great fun visiting my grandparents, whom I have not seen since my oldest child was a few months old! It was so wonderful for them to meet the other 3! It was a rather spur-of-the-moment trip, so...
read morebeing MY husband’s wife
There are so many posts out there that talk about being a wife the way God intended. There are a few posts about that on this blog. But today I am going to tell you a few things I have personally learned about being the wife my husband praises {wow! that sounds...
read morelive a {beautiful} life
One of my favorite quotes that can motivate me to have and seek the proper spirit each day is: Duty makes us do things well, but Love makes us do them beautifully. I love beauty: a clean table, dresser drawers closed neatly, covers pulled up to the bed pillows, toys...
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