Walking in the Shadows

I just started reading One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp, and what a great read on thankfulness! I am learning I have a very long way to go. Are we really living a grateful life? Before beginning this book, I thought I was a grateful person but wow the conviction and how ungrateful I truly am. Lest you judge me to quickly, think about the last time you stopped and felt truly grateful for the small things? Like the squirrels scurrying in the trees, the big white puffy clouds, your children squabbling (thankful because you have children to squabble), running late for work (never know what God protected you from) and on the list goes. It's amazing how the Lord is using this book to help me stop and see the blessings in every day. It's shocking to see how quickly I complain and how little I thank!! So, for this week, I am thankful for: 1. 14 years of holy matrimony 2. 3 Little Blessings as a result of that holy matrimony 3. A week with little pain 4. Sweet S...

I decided to blog yesterday about our first day of the new school year and show adorable pictures of the kids hard at work. I mean just log on to any social media site and you will see adorable pictures of all your “friends” kids and their first day of school, right? But, even the best of plans are foiled!! We started school Tuesday, and the day went great! We always get excited at the start of a new year, one of the boys said “it’s like getting to start perfect.” Isn’t that true? Getting a clean slate is a blessing for all of us I think.   This year I have a 3 rd and 6 th grader plus lil missy starting K3 (it’s mostly to keep her busy and get her used to sitting still). Every year we get the questions on our choice of homeschool and I feel as though I must defend our choice once again. But, the Lord showed me something recently during one of my Pastor’s messages; this homeschool thing is what God has called me to do. So, when the clean slate has been smudged a...

While all the kiddos are getting ready to go Back to School, I thought what better time for me to get  Back to Blogging! Oh how I have missed the blogging, but honestly this summer has been the busiest I can ever remember. I just haven’t had very much computer time! So, I thought I would do a little blog with photos to let you know what we have been up to this summer. This is me and my hubby at a friends’ wedding. What a beautiful wedding, I had never been to a wedding in a castle before and it was lovely! Me and the kids at Mammoth Cave National Park. We spent our vacation in Kentucky this year, what a peaceful area. We traveled through Amish areas while we were in Kentucky, and oh how I LOVE their simple outlook on life. I know what you’re thinking, but I don’t care, I honestly think I could live without the conveniences of the modern world if I could look out my front door every morning at this. Anyway, that is a very short snap sho...