When grief days hit you unexpectedly hard We had a pretty significant anniversary this past weekend. 11 years ago on November 4, our 10 year old son, Seth, was killed in a car accident. 11 years doesn’t seem like a significant number but the entire weekend a few days ago was lining up to be … [Read more…]
Family Room remodeling is a pain during the work, but so worth it in the end! Today I wanted to share with you another room in our house that we updated this past year. Next to the kitchen, our family room is probably the most used room in the house. It’s where we hang out … [Read more…]
Some traditions that our family does includes apple picking and dessert making. Don’t you just love some traditions? One of ours that our family does is to go apple picking once fall hits and the apples are ripe! We’ve been doing this since the older kids were just little. For several years we went apple … [Read more…]
Have children who are active online? How do you protect them? A few weeks ago my husband Greg and I attended a seminar given by Protect Young Eyes organization. According to their website (www.protectyoungeyes.com), their mission is to keep kids and teens safe from the dangers lurking on portable, Internet-ready devices. Our 6 older kids … [Read more…]
Thoughts from a first time grandma (Oma) Our family had a wonderful addition this past spring! Last summer our oldest son, Caleb and his wife, Sidney, told us that they were expecting – and we were overjoyed. Surprised as it had only been 3 weeks prior that we were in Montana watching them get married! … [Read more…]
I. Love. Christmas!! I love everything there is about Christmas. The real reason of celebrating Christ’s birth, spending time together with family, cooking & baking, going Christmas caroling ( I’ll have to tell you sometime about when we had a tradition of taking the older 6 caroling – ask them and they’ll say they … [Read more…]
How has the use of your house changed through the years? A year of change at our house. For those that may not know a bit about my family, let me explain. We have 8 children total. 1 in heaven and 7 here on earth. 6 of them are in the span of 5 years. … [Read more…]
Back to school….back to schedule…back to pain? I. Love. School. Have as a kid. Have as an adult. Have as a mom. I always say that I wish I were “that mom” that would say, “NO! I don’t want summer to end! I don’t want my kids to go back to school!” to which my … [Read more…]
What does music do for you? I’m not sure about you, but music has a HUGE affect on me. It calms me when overwhelmed, energizes me when I need a lift, and soothes me when sad. I think that God gifted us music to enrich our lives. How many of you try to remember lyrics … [Read more…]
Wanna hear about a really fun way to surprise your husband? So Greg and I are celebrating our 27th anniversary this summer. Not a major one, but in today’s world – something to be celebrated for sure! Do you ever do the “what-were-we-doing-at-this-time ” game? We always seem to re-live our wedding on our anniversary. … [Read more…]