I know the holidays are beautiful and fun and meaningful, as we prepare our hearts to celebrate Christmas. I'm seeing “It” everywhere; the modern day Christmas cheer. My social media feeds show me perfectly decorated homes, happy moms baking with their kids, husbands buying their wives jewelry, big ...
Thankful Thursday: Thoughts on Thanksgiving 2015
Today I am thankful for the ordinary, everyday things. I'm thankful to have our oldest daughter in our care. I'm thankful for the beautiful person she is, for her kindness and compassion. I'm thankful for her desire to learn and for the joy of cooking (& adoration of kitchen gadgets) that we ...
From Us To YOU, Happy Halloween!
THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU A VERY HAPPPPPPPPY HALLOWEEN!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥ We hope you creative types are having all sorts of fun decorating, dressing up, and playing with make-up. Keep it fun, and be safe! ...
Sweet Girly Scarecrow Make-up for Halloween
Can you believe October is coming to an end already? I swear it was just September like a week ago! Now we're already being jolted straight into the busy holiday season (which I'm totally looking forward to)! Fridays are what we call Fun Friday in our Homeschool. We focus primarily on Reading, ...
Happy 3rd Birthday, Sweet Girl
Sweet Girl, Tonight I am going to put you to bed as a 2 year old. When you wake up (I’m guessing at about 3:30am, and again at 6:30am), you will officially be a 3 year old. Man, just when you got the hang of admitting you were 2, and not 15 when people asked, you’ve got another age to ...
My Heart Today: The Orphans
Photo Courtesy of Courtney Lorenz Photography. My family and I drove home from church today in our Town and Country van. We bought it new, had it custom-fit for our family, and delivered to the same dealership where we had bought our last minivan, just a couple years before that. When we got ...
Moment by Moment
This morning at breakfast I met an elderly woman who mentioned she lost her adult son to a heart attack. She said she loved him and was glad for the time she had with him, even though it was so hard losing him. Yesterday I met a woman at the park whose husband passed away a year ago. The cause? ...
An Open Letter To My Adventure Boy, As He’s Turning 8!
Dear Buddy, Just a couple more sleeps and you’ll be 8 years old. 8! I remember when I was pregnant with you, and your daddy and I went to the gender ultrasound. When the ultrasound tech told us you were a boy, we cried tears of happiness. Then we called to tell your great grandpa, Carl (dad‘s ...
For Real Red Devils Food Cake
I whipped up this 'tried and true' recipe last week for a friend's birthday. It was in a binder I filled with my grandma Edna's recipes. After the cake cooled I used a glass to cut the cake into circles and stuffed it in the bottom of a plastic cup. My hubby stepped in to help out while I made ...
My 29th Birthday: Part 3, Pizzazz
That 10th birthday was the best of my childhood. My birthdays didn’t improve much over the next 19 years. For the most part, I was always alone, always craving family. I don’t know if the lack of my own birthday party pizzazz is what has been my driving force, but I love other people’s ...