In my never-ending quest to find reasons to tick people off in the blogosphere, I’ve actually contemplated putting up a blogroll in my sidebar entitled something like “A Quiverfull of One – Bloggers With An Only Child”. I did previously have a “Moms of Onlies” blogroll, but never added it to this blog. However, I …
I’ve always been a lover of babies and babies have almost always loved me. I don’t know if it is something about my face or my voice, but it is a very rare baby that doesn’t respond to me with a lot of joy. So when I was expecting Caroline, I expected to really enjoy …
Someone was recently explaining to me how she got a child to do something she wanted. It was classic reverse psychology. Telling the child, “Don’t eat that item” in an attempt to make it enticing so he will do it. I was thinking about this today while we were eating supper. We had Belgian waffles …
Over the past couple of years, there have been times I’ve been frustrated because circumstances were not what I wanted them to be, especially as it relates to our business and finances. One of the things that is challenging for me about having our own business is feeling quite out of control regarding the amount …
I have a fever. It is the “I really want to move and have more space” fever. Have you ever had it? Fortunately, there is no way on earth we are going to move right now so I can look at houses online all I want and there is no temptation to actually act. Short …
One way we have continued to downsize is simply through attrition. By that I mean that as things have worn out or run out, we simply have not replaced them. We’ve done this with clothes and shoes. Rather than just giving things away, we’ve actually worn them out or worn them to the point we …
Do you have a written emergency plan? Do you know what you will do if faced with an hour to get out of your house? Wait a minute, Sallie! I thought this was supposed to be a quiet place. Yes, it is. There is nothing as quiet and simple as knowing you are prepared for …
I’ve discovered the secret to living simply. It is this. Put your hands over your ears. Close your eyes. Now loudly say, “La la la la la. I’m not listening to you!” I’m serious. Sort of. I believe the number one key to living simply is to intently listen to God and stop listening to …
An early favorite book when I was beginning my simple living journey was The Yankee Way to Simplify Your Life by Jay Heinrichs. In the book he writes about rising early: There is one time of the day when the phone never rings, the world keeps getting brighter, and you have the whole day ahead: …
Before I start writing this post, I have to say that I feel like I am sitting down with dear friends I haven’t seen in a long time. It blesses me to blog again. Shortly after I quit blogging in March we went through a time of protracted illness, teething, and general unwellness. I’ve been …
I must be crazy, but here is the question: Do you spank? I’ve been thinking a lot about the to spank or not to spank debate and would honestly like to hear your experiences and convictions. Questions About Spanking Here are some possible questions. Do you spank? Why or why not? Did you start spanking …
I’ve noticed something over the past year or so that bothered me in the past but now I find kind of funny. If I see an incoming link to my blog, I will try to check where it was coming from and what caused the link. More often than not when someone links to my …
