perspective Archives - Stories of Our Boys

What did I expect this beautiful mess to look like???

2015-02-03 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, attitude, blessings, family, homeschool, housekeeping

BOOM!! bounce bounce bounce The school day is done, and I was answering blog comments, and I heard this loud noise. Don’t worry. All is well. I ran to check it out. I scanned the front yard. No one there, but it sounded like someone had hit our house with a basketball! Weird! Just then, Joshua barged in the back door and proudly proclaimed, “I just kicked a soccer ball OVER the roof! I’ll go get it!” Big boys. I […]

“See it how I see it.”

2014-12-12 aprilmomoffour 4 kids, attitude, big family life, homeschool, housekeeping, stay-at-home mom

Do you ever get messed up in how you see things? You work, and you work, and you work, but you are never done, and after awhile the sky seems to be falling, you’ve forgotten to take time for fun, and suddenly all of the joy that should be in your heart is snuffed out like a candle on a birthday cake. Well, that’s been me for…well, since we moved, I guess. I just keep telling myself that if I […]