Adventures in Domesticity

Love that version of Much Ado about Nothing!!! Did...

2012-03-27T20:54:09.944-05:00

Love that version of Much Ado about Nothing!!! Did the kids get to see the Hunger Games? My eldest has been bugging me something fierce to have me take her this weekend!

Deborah, I'm so glad I could be an encourageme...

2012-02-24T20:09:18.745-06:00

Deborah, I'm so glad I could be an encouragement for you. And I pray for you and your sister to experience tons and tons of God's love!!
Catherine

Catherine, I have a sister with chronic pain, and ...

2012-02-24T19:56:00.949-06:00

Catherine,
I have a sister with chronic pain, and reading your post makes me realize I don't extend enough grace to her. I have missed your posts, and pray for better days for you. Your testimony of hanging on to "God is good" is such an encouragement. Thank you for taking the time to write.

Deborah in Canada

Have missed your posts! :) Wish I was there to giv...

2012-02-19T23:12:31.671-06:00

Have missed your posts! :) Wish I was there to give you a hug!

We have many goals and ideas in common for 2012. ...

2012-01-02T10:22:54.716-06:00

We have many goals and ideas in common for 2012. I wish you much luck and success! Love the blog too! I need to get going on mine. I've been too busy just setting up the business. Hope to stop in soon!

I would like to try and read 1 book a month, as yo...

2012-01-02T08:08:22.845-06:00

I would like to try and read 1 book a month, as your brother does. Not sure how successful I will be, but I have a stack of books just waiting. Have you read Fascinating Womanhood? I heard it's supposed to be a good book, in terms of helping to get your home life in order. It's in the stack. Maybe I'll read it this year! ;)

hi there every one - hope yous had a good xmas -...

2012-01-02T05:13:27.793-06:00

hi there every one - hope yous had a good xmas - pity we didnt get snow was all prepared wi sledges kids loving it any ways , all the best for new year -
micky buely

LOVE both of those scarves!!!! (especially the key...

2011-12-30T20:40:00.568-06:00

LOVE both of those scarves!!!! (especially the keyboard) I bet they look more awesome in person!

Topamax is evil. It caused depression, hallucinat...

2011-12-11T00:29:59.135-06:00

Topamax is evil. It caused depression, hallucinations, and put me in an almost completely lethargic state. Propranalol worked better as a preventative for me.

I felt called to give you a gift to help you with ...

2011-11-27T12:14:02.474-06:00

I felt called to give you a gift to help you with one of your goals. :) Check your inbox! I LOVE how much it's helped me this year!

Hmmmm.....my initial thought is that it's good...

2011-11-13T21:57:11.289-06:00

Hmmmm.....my initial thought is that it's good at times to multitask so you can make the best use of the time you have. And then, there are times to just sit back and relax. I definitely have a hard time with the latter. I remember as a kid, spending Sundays afternoons visiting with family, mostly my grandparents but also aunts and uncles. We would mostly chat, play music, cook, and eat. I look back at those times and really cherish them. Sadly, today, my Sunday afternoons are spent running errands and doing other things than spending time with the family. However, we do have our family time mostly in the evenings. We don't watch hardly any TV so we play alot of games. I think the key is to simplify and prioritize your life and I certainly haven't mastered that yet. That way, you minimize the multitasking that's needed and you don't waste alot of time on useless things. :)

It looks like the book Rosie girl is reading for S...

2011-11-08T14:04:56.331-06:00

It looks like the book Rosie girl is reading for Science lends itself to Music Therapy. If she's interested in that sort of stuff, she could possibly consider a double major! One of my sis' many degrees is Music Therapy and it's really the route she wanted to take. I think it's more widely accepted up north than here in the south. :) As a side note, she did some music therapy with my pawpaw who had Alzheimer's and it really does work! It was so exciting to see him respond to music when he was at the point of not responding to much else.

Oh, yikes on the migraine! You must've been MI...

2011-11-06T12:04:34.552-06:00

Oh, yikes on the migraine! You must've been MISERABLE!

Looks like a GREAT week!

I'm glad you're feeling better. It's s...

2011-11-06T12:00:41.662-06:00

I'm glad you're feeling better. It's so hard to get everything done with a migraine.

I love hearing what others have been up to. I invi...

2011-10-29T06:37:31.184-05:00

I love hearing what others have been up to. I invite you to
=link up at my linky party - http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties
~Beth

I got a book by Ron Dunn (I think from Dad) called...

2011-10-28T19:24:14.036-05:00

I got a book by Ron Dunn (I think from Dad) called Don't Just Sit There...Have Faith! I read it a couple of years ago, and now I'm reading it again. It has a a lot of good stuff in it about living with confidence. At least that's what I'm getting from it. You may have a copy.
-ccc

60 degrees indoors here - furnace can't go on ...

2011-10-26T19:30:04.458-05:00

60 degrees indoors here - furnace can't go on until November 1st - it's tradition! :o)

Just for Chick-Fil-A, maybe not... but we can talk...

2011-10-24T09:25:39.482-05:00

Just for Chick-Fil-A, maybe not... but we can talk... maybe there are some other reasons to head to Chicagoland.

Wonderful thoughts for a Friday night! I, also, st...

2011-09-17T10:16:28.290-05:00

Wonderful thoughts for a Friday night! I, also, struggle with selfishness as I think we all do to some degree. I'm trying to find that balance which is hard----to give and receive. I used to think that by being the giver I was the one who was blessing other people. But someone explained to me that when I'm on the receiving end, I'm allowing someone else to be the giver and bless me. So it goes both ways. I think that's why balance is important----you don't want to be the giver all the time and rob someone the opportunity to bless you! But then you don't want to be the receiver all the time either, and be the "taker". I've always struggled with asking for help and being the "receiver". I want to be the one who gives. But when I really sat down and thought about this (it came from a godly friend who I greatly respect), it made me think that when I really do need help, it's okay to allow someone else to help me. Is it easy for me now? Nope.....but I'm working on it. Glad you are feeling better! We're always praying for those darn migraines to go away. Much love!

So true, I've found that naturally people goin...

2011-08-30T22:22:10.350-05:00

So true, I've found that naturally people going through struggles have come in and talked to me. A store that had been about 20 miles away closed when the owner died and I've had lots of her customers come in and cry. It's been amazing to see how God is using me to comfort people, and doing the book-keeping has affected my prayer life (only slightly tongue in cheek).

I really liked the article, and the very cool blog...

2011-08-24T22:48:49.091-05:00

I really liked the article, and the very cool blog

Oh geez, my main reason I even commented was to sa...

2011-08-20T22:53:32.701-05:00

Oh geez, my main reason I even commented was to say I was glad you are feeling better! :)

I feel for Wild Man - my experience with the same ...

2011-08-20T22:52:40.097-05:00

I feel for Wild Man - my experience with the same was not smooth. Once the bone snapped though, life was much better. He'll master the art of eating pasta with that thing in no time.

Savannah has been dying for years to learn how to play guitar. I think she'll get an introduction in school this year and then we'll consider lessons. Her desire for the guitar is the reason she plays percussion now. I told her she should join the school band to get the concept of playing an instrument down first.

Happy Box Day! And, yes, that is bittersweet. May ...

2011-08-01T08:07:57.733-05:00

Happy Box Day! And, yes, that is bittersweet. May these last few years learning together at home be a joy and a blessing to you and them... even if they don't get excited about new books [smile].

~Luke

They are pretty cool kids!

2011-07-30T03:09:27.935-05:00

They are pretty cool kids!