Monthly Archives: November 2018

The Christian’s View of Children

“The child is the beauty of God present in the world, that greatest gift to a family.” -Mother Teresa     Hefting my heavy-weight one year old on my hip, we lined up and filed into the back door of our church this past Sunday. The weather was cold and wind bit at our ears. […]

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Giveaway Winner

Hello, my friends! Thank you for taking the time to enter the giveaway of Mrs. White’s book giveaway …   Using random.org, the winner is #33:   “Lori-Anne – I found you today after being directed from Mrs. White to your blog. I look forward to reading your posts and would enjoy the opportunity to […]

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My Mother Culture {Chair} & a Giveaway

Miss Mason says, “if mothers could learn to do for themselves, what they do for their children . . . we would have happier households. She recommends that mothers go out to play “. . . take a day, or a half a day, out in the fields, or with a favorite book, or in […]

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Old Fashioned Ways

There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” -Jane Austen   The {pink} phone in the kitchen rang, briefly interrupting our morning homeschool reading hour … it was my husband, letting me know he would not be home for dinner … he was needed at the funeral home until at least 9:30 p.m. […]

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Rip

The truck lumbered down the highway as all eight children were giggles and bubbling over with hyper enthusiasm. Squabbles and tiny arguements over which person could hold the newest family  member erupted from each row in the moving vehicle.   “And what shall we call him?” I asked from the front passenger seat.     […]

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