Tending the Home Fires

Big changes are coming our way!  And no, we're not expecting another baby!!  We are sending one of our children off to school.  No, not ...

A song that has special meaning for me is "Held" by Natalie Grant.  It was released a couple of months before Matthias died and ...

Have you read "The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis? Chronologically it's the first of the Narnia series, in which Narnia...

For the last couple of weeks I've been implementing "Circle Time" with the kids.  This happens in the morning after Clementine...

This is a card I sent out this year to commemorate Matthias' 5th birthday and to thank many people who walked with us through that time....

The Seven Standards Summary ECOLOGICAL BREASTFEEDING AND NATURAL CHILD SPACING PROGRAM Basic Principles Frequent and unrestricted nursi...

6/29/10 Dear Judah, You are 2 and a quarter right now and you are... difficult. I know, it's hard. It's hard to be the middle child...

6/29/10 Dear Clementine, You just turned 8 months old and you are very, very fun. It is summer out and you love to sit on the back deck and ...

I am way behind in journaling in my kids' baby books. Part of the problem is that I can't find their books and part of the problem...

This boy is Four!! He is soooo fun, charismatic, boisterous, energetic, sensitive, goofy, hilarious, thoughtful, emotional, hungry, athletic...