10 Minute Meals for When You’re Injured, Over-Scheduled, or Just Plain Tired

big family life, chronic pain, family, food, stay-at-home mom
10 minute meals

Super easy 10 minute meals are all I have time for lately. Have you ever had a phase like that? This week I had to stay off my feet. I had plantar fasciitis in a mild, I-can-handle-this version for 4 months. A little over a week ago, it turned into big, fat roaring don’t-you-dare-take-a-step-on-these-feet plantar fasciitis. It hurt! I did go and see a doctor about it. He gave me some anti-inflammatory medicine, and he told me to stay off […]

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It’s funny how our disadvantages can become our blessings.

attitude, family, stay-at-home mom
It's funny how our disadvantages can become our blessings.

The doctor said not to walk and to rest my feet this week, and I really like it. Is that funny that I like it? Am I not supposed to? Does that make me sound lazy? I’m not lazy. I’m quite industrious here on my sofa. Yes, I do admit to spending way too much time reading Facebook yesterday. Way too much time, but that aside, I’ve been productive. According to my Fitbit, I still managed to get 4,000 steps […]

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Which is Better: Home School, Public, or Private Schools

4 kids, ADD, Bible verses, parenting, school
Home school vs. private school pros and cons

There are many pros and cons of home schooling, just as there are pros and cons to public and private schools. If you find yourself weighing the differences of which method of school you should do for your children, this list will help. I have revised my pros and cons lists to reflect my views now that I have 2 years of home-school under my belt as well, and our children have also attended 2 years at a private Christian […]

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Progress and Problems with My 2020 Goals

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progress with this week's goals

2020 has to be about being positive. Maybe our brains just believe whatever it is we tell it. Let’s not tell our brains we “didn’t do a good job,” or “we wish we’d done better.” Instead of focusing on our shortcomings this year, let’s give our brains some building up instead. I’ve been listening to Rachel Hollis on the YouTube, and she’s all about telling yourself good things, which seems like a healthy idea for someone who can be a […]

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Following My Ancestors from 1742 to Today

family, genealogy
following my ancestors from 1742 to today

***Amazon ads appear on this site, and I collect advertising fees when your purchase through these ads.*** One of my on-again off-again hobbies is following my ancestors. It all began 10 years ago, when I was spending a day out by myself touring Washington, D.C., and I stumbled upon a free genealogy conference at the National Archives building. I love saying sentences like that. It makes my life sound so much cooler than it actually has ever been. Ha! You […]

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My Goals for 2020 and for This Week

goals, New Year's goals, stay-at-home mom

Do you ever listen to podcasts? This morning I was listening to Crystal Paine’s (of MoneySavingMom.com) New Year’s podcast, and she was talking about goals. Crystals’ goals were for the week and not for the year, as she is a foster mom now. Plus, she’s also giving birth this year, so she decided it was better not to make year goals for such an unpredictable year. That is usually my life too: so much going on. The talk about goals […]

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Sitting in Church with My 6-year-old Talker

funny stories, parenting
Sitting in Church with My 6-year-old Talker

There was this one particular Sunday, about two months ago, that I was sitting with our 6-year-old in church. John David was in rare form that day, just bursting at the seams with thoughts to speak and questions to ask, all during the sermon, of course. I actually sat in the pew and jotted down the hilarious things he said while it was fresh on my mind, for your reading enjoyment: “Mom, in the past, did they have doctors?” “Did […]

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My Attempt at Baking with Mary Berry

big family life, books, food, stay-at-home mom

***This side includes Amazon ads. We collect advertising fees when you purchase through these ads.*** Have any of you watched The Great British Baking Competition on Netflix? It may not sound like much, but it is addictive. Alan even watched it with me sometimes. I’ve seen every single episode of all the seasons, so we don’t watch it anymore, but I watched it around the clock last year. On the show, there are 2 judges. Well, really there’s 3. For […]

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My 10 Favorite Memories from 2019

accomplishment, answered prayer, Army Wives, family, military life, stay-at-home mom

Can this also double as our year-end Christmas letter? I’m thinking it can. I’m going to do these in order of the year and my memory. Most things that happened have been forgotten, of course. But here are 10 happy memories. #1. The snowed out promotion ceremony All set for a stressful day at the Pentagon, when SURPRISE, snow buried D.C., and we got to have Alan’s promotion ceremony in the comfort and relaxation of our own home–in the basement, […]

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