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— 1 — In my life this week… It’s Baptism day! IT’S BAPTISM DAY! Can you tell I’m a little excited? We were on tap to have Maeve baptized back in the summer, but she got sick suddenly, and we had to postpone. We’re back on schedule today, with my favorite priest in the whole […]
I’ve been a girl mom for years, so shopping for girls comes very easy for me. This list will be geared toward preschool/kindergarten aged girls – somewhere in the four to six year old range. Many of these gifts may work for boys as well. 1. Puzzles I bought Rachel puzzles when she was little, […]
Psalm 91:11 For He will give his angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all you ways. There’s a giant hole in my heart, and it’s one that I don’t talk about a lot, except to my closest friends. My oldest daughter no longer lives with me. She’s been gone for a little over […]
1. Yes, I know that there’s a tab about homeschooling here, but I’ve been really lax in actually getting the job done. About two months ago, my husband and I firmed up our decision to homeschool Rachel. I’m a complete nervous wreck! 2. That’s not ENTIRELY the truth. Somedays, I’m excited — […]
Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it. In the busy days of being a mother, I’ve blinked and my baby girl is five. She was completely unplanned, but we loved her from the moment we realized […]