As a mom of four kiddos...terrors...I mean blessings...I get tired. At the end of the day (sometimes the hour) my pitcher is dry. I have nothing left to pour out to others. Do you ever feel this way? And when I am dry, I am not the mom, wife, and friend that I desire to be. This is when God says, come sit with me. I will fill your pitcher - ...
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Recipe: Biscuit Meat Casserole
Biscuit Meat Casserole is one of those recipes that doesn't go under the "healthy" category. But it definitely falls under "comfort food." Yummy! Brown 2 lbs ground beef and 1 cup chopped onion. Add softened cheese, soup, and milk. Add salt and ketchup. Place the mixture in a 9x13 pan and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. ...
2 Year Curriculum is Finished!!!
The much anticipated 2 Year ABC Jesus Loves Me Curriculum is finished. Wooo.... Can you hear my sigh of relief? (The louder cheer that you hear is from my family.) I am super excited about this curriculum and from your emails, you are too! Here is an overview: Think of this curriculum as an introduction into learning. Instead of ...
God Uses Pain for His Glory – A Personal Story
This week I am featuring the most popular and my favorite posts from this blog. Today is the God-filled conclusion to yesterday's emotional post on grief. Yesterday I poured out my heart and tears in a blog about my personal grief. If you missed it, please go back and read it before finishing this blog because you have to ...
My Favorite Posts
This week I am going to feature your and my favorite posts from this blog. The posts that have gotten the most comments and hits. Depending on how long you have followed this blog, you may or may not have read this. Either way, I hope you will enjoy. Be sure to leave a comment if you desire and don't forget to forward ...
Train vs Discipline
Not long ago I was doing something (have no idea what...probably some mundane mom task) when the Holy Spirit threw a word at me. Literally it was like a softball hit me in the forehead. train Immediately this verse came to mind. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Then like a ...
2 Year Curriculum Update
So many of you have emailed me concerning the 2 Year Curriculum. Thank you for your questions and encouragement. I can't begin to explain to you the excitement I had in writing this curriculum. God was hitting me left and right with ideas. Because of this, the 2 Year Curriculum contains almost no outside links. It is ...
Review: Learning
If you have read my last few reviews on Karen Kingsbury's super famous Baxter Family series, you will remember that I wasn't thrilled with the end to the Above the Line Series. I found myself thinking "move on." Why I doubted Karen Kingsbury...I don't know. Not only did she move the story along; she ...
Red Light, Green Light
It was one of those moments that I was so proud of my child. Little Man obeyed. This time, I wasn't the only person to witness it. A man in a suit did a double take and then made a comment. Little Man and I have this game after church. He runs a little ways ahead until I stay stop. Go....Stop! He freezes ...
Your Questions: Adapting the ABCJLM Curriculum to Special-Needs Children
If I have said it once, I will say it again...your emails and comments bless me. Your questions challenge me to make the ABCJLM site and this blog better. This is a question that I received last week from a Mommy: Thank you for your site. I am very interested in using it with my 5 year old son. Yes, he's 5, but he has developmental ...