“Do everything, anything, however menial, measuring not by hours or by dollars, but by love.” Amy Carmichael
10 Ways To Be Cozy At Home
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100 Encouraging Quotes for Christian Homemakers
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“The tasks connected with the home are the fundamental tasks of humanity.” Theodore Roosevelt
AQSL 004: You Are Not Enough and That’s the Whole Point
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This week I came across some things online that made me realize I wanted to make sure people understand something important about my podcasts. If you find that women’s empowerment movements, books, conferences, and the like leave you feeling discouraged and inadequate, then you are not alone. And you are in the right place. Listen …
Enjoying the Blessings in My Life
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I haven’t blogged much lately and partly that is because I’ve simply been focused on enjoying my life and practicing what I preach here about living a life of peace, understanding, joy, and beauty. I’ve been spending more time with David and Caroline. I’ve been doing organizing projects around the house. Lots of little things …
100 Ways to Add Joy to Your Life
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“I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to.” Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
The Simple Life in Difficult Times
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“It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with the simple pleasures and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.” Laura Ingalls Wilder
On Bookstores and Books
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We have lived in Cute Little Town for seven years now. We are very happy here other than the fact that we miss living close to a few amenities that were within easy driving distance when we lived in Big City. The one thing we have lamented over and over again is the lack of …
101 Things That Make Me Happy
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Pansies Reading a book by the fire Snow falling The first day of the NCAA Basketball Tournament Caroline’s belly laugh Being married to my best friend Playing favorite hymns on the piano Autumn leaves Rose-breasted grosbeaks at our feeders Drives in the country Black patent leather Beaumont Tower Pearls Pink Telemann Vermont in autumn Cozy …
My Little Red Schoolhouse (Almost) Little Free Library
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When I discovered the Little Free Library movement I thought they were so cute and such a great idea. If you aren’t familiar with them, they are small libraries people put in their yard where they can share books with their neighbors. People borrow a book and return it when they are done. Anyone who …
The Joys of a Gifted Child
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Because gifted children demand so much energy and focus on the part of the parents, it can be easy to think only of the challenges of homeschooling and parenting them. In order to keep a balanced perspective, it’s important to also recognize the unique and tremendous joys of having a gifted child. The Joy of …
Two Surprising Reasons I Love Little Bear
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Based on reader recommendations, I bought the Little Bear – Feel Better Little Bear DVD for Caroline many months ago. It was a great decision as it has become a favorite in our home. We’ve also since added Little Bear – Rainy Day Tales, Little Bear – Little Bear’s Band, and The Little Bear Movie. …
Now I Have a Name For It: Dwelling
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Call it cocooning, hunkering down, being a homebody, or whatever. It is me. And it especially describes my life over the past ten years or so. Now I’ve discovered it has yet another name: dwelling. From What consumers do in a downturn: Roughly speaking, consumers have two modalities: surging and dwelling. In the surging modality, …
Cultivating Contentment
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“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Philippians 4:11
Calling versus Clutter – The Joy of a Deliberate Life
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“Never let mistakes or wrong directions, of which every man falls into many, discourage you. There is precious instruction to be got by finding where we were wrong.” Thomas Carlyle
