So why the name Lazarus? Well, beside the fact that is begins with an “L” to match all the other children… (Smile) … we loved the meaning behind the name. Lazarus means, “God is my help.” In the Bible, Lazarus was recorded as a very special friend to Jesus. He was raised from the dead […]
I didn’t really want to set up the Christmas village this year. Although it does not take too much time to set up, it is a messy procedure to take down post Christmas. I like a quick easy Christmas cleanup. I like simple and easy tasks right now. As a parent, it was just easier […]
Like tiny sprinklings of icing sugar, the long-awaited (for us) snow is quietly falling from heaven outside my kitchen windows as I type. I’m finally sitting – after a morning of stripping everyone’s beds, doing laundry, hanging sheets to dry outside on the line and beside the woodstove (we do not use a dryer), cleaning […]
With the upcoming arrival of baby #7, we’ve had to make some bedroom/sleeping adjustments. For about 3/4 of a year, Leia (our fiesty, very smart and mischevious three year old) has been sleeping in our room so we could, literally, keep an eye on her. She is the type of child who does everything you […]
Nesting. It’s a wonderful thing. Except I think I would do all of these tasks anyways, even if I was not having another baby. For our family, getting ready for baby really only involves the following: – strip cloth diapers {done} -air out baby bed with fresh linens (although the baby co-sleeps with us for […]
