On Wednesday, July 29th, little Henry Murdock joined our family at 12:45pm. He weighed in at 8lbs 2oz with a HUGE head of 14 1/2 inches. The cord was wrapped around his neck which caused his whole head to bruise. We laugh that he is having a racial identity crisis because he has both black […]
Archives for 2015
Once I Was a Beehive {Movie Review}
Ah, girls camp! That time of year when young women in our church gear up for a week of camping, learning new skills, and hopefully have a great time building friendships with one another. Our girls camp this year can be summed up in one word, “RAIN!” It rained every day and there was even […]
Old Testament Scripture Mastery Verses – Posters and Flashcards
NEW UPDATED for 2022 OLD TESTAMENT DOCTRINAL MASTERY POSTERS AND FLASHCARDS CAN BE FOUND HERE. This will be my sixth year teaching seminary and I am so excited! I LOVE seminary! I love delving into the scriptures for my own personal study and then getting to do it every morning with a great group of […]
Fathers and Mothers Matter
The roles of fathers and mothers are downplayed in our society. The scorn comes from those who do not fully appreciate or catch the vision or have tasted the joy of being a father or a mother. Both are necessary ingredients not only in producing a child but in raising and rearing one. Fathers and […]
Rain, rain, and more rain!
We had a very exciting day yesterday. I was in town eating lunch with some special women when I got a text from my husband with this picture. No rain in the valley but the mountains on either side of us are getting drenched. Here’s a pic of a little flash flood coming down from […]
July Days
Our first crop of hay got rained on pretty bad. Rain is not good when the hay has been cut! The hay bleaches in the sun as it waits to dry out. Nutrients are leached out of the hay the longer it stays in the field. If you bale it too wet it will either […]
BLACK FRIDAY on July 15th for Amazon Prime Members!!
This Wednesday Amazon is having Prime Day. What exactly is it? Prime Day is a one-day shopping event on July 15, 2015, with more deals than Black Friday. Prime members can shop exclusive deals from electronics, toys, video games, movies, clothing, patio, lawn and garden, sports and outdoor items and more. All Prime members can […]
How to Establish a Cleaning Routine for Kids – Tips for Busy Parents
George is back with another great guest post for the Establish a House series. Last time he shared inexpensive summer activities to do with the whole family. Now he gives us tips on establishing cleaning routines with kids. Dusty rooms and stale air can give your kids, especially the younger ones, a lot of allergies […]
Dealing With Paperwork
We’ve got a great guest post today for the Establish a House series from Callie at Lemon Verbena who shares how she keeps on top of all the paperwork at her house. Can you tell this is something I struggle with? I have had two different bloggers share their ideas with us this past month! […]
Defend Traditional Marriage
When we were engaged Joseph and I wrote many letters to each other. That’s what you did when you lived across the country from one another before cell phones. In one of the letters Joseph wrote he sent a copy of an article with this quote highlighted in blue brackets. Next to it he wrote, […]
Favorite Summer Reading and Learning Activities {Blog Hop}
Joining in on Sonlight’s June Blog Party today! We were asked to share our favorite summer reading and learning activities. We are farmers. Summertime is full of learning how to work hard and learning how to work together as a family. It includes teens waking up at 5 am to go rake hay, younger kids […]
Frugal Family Fun
The Establish a House guest post this week comes from Jennifer. She shares 10 great ideas to have frugal family fun this summer! Summer! A time to slow down a little, relax, and spend some extra time together as a family. Summer can, indeed, become a busy, stressful time with all the extra activities the […]
My Ironing Cabinet
My husband and I have lived in some pretty old, run-down houses. The first house we lived in was three old offices buildings slapped together. They were pulled by horse and buggy in the 1920s from the ghost town Wonder and used to create a “large” 800 sq. foot home for a family with seven […]
Home and School
Homeschooling has been a great thing for our family! My kids are second generation homeschoolers. Both my husband and I were homeschooled during high school. Now we aren’t against public education in anyway. We are what we like to call PRO education, choosing the best of all available options for our kids. In our case […]
Mothering Through the Whirlwind {Book Review}
One thing mothers like to do when they get together is ask for advice, swap stories, and try to learn from each other how to be a better mother to their own children. It is in the stories that we find common ground. Mothering Through the Whirlwind by Tamara Passey is like a one-on-one talk with […]
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