My mother was a good role model. She loved my father and my brother and me, and showed it in many ways. She rarely spent money on herself, but used any extra money to buy things for others, or put it into savings for her future grandchildren! She taught me what submission looked like

I am linking up with Kelly’s Korner to talk about our favorite Pinterest tip. You can find it here. My favorite Pinterest tip is my ‘Parenting Tip’ board. You can find mine here. Does my son know how much I love him?     My posts this week have revolved aro

My last post dealt with the secret to being a ‘good’ mom. You can read about it here. When I was asked the question, “What is the secret to being a good mom”, I was reminded of a time 20 years ago when I prepared to start homeschooling my oldest 2 children. I d

Several days ago a young mom of two children under 3 years old asked me a question that I had never been asked before. She said that being a mom was a lot harder than she ever imagined. She asked me if I knew  a secret to being a good mom. ‘Good’ is a relative term, but Â

I can waste paper.  I can waste milk. I can waste electricity. I can waste other people’s time. But, I can’t waste love. I Corinthians 13 , paraphrased. Love never fails. That truth is life changing. If I have not love, I gain nothing. Faith, Hope, and Love remain, but th

I married a very smart man. A farmer. A gracious, forgiving, loving man, who lives his Christianity. It is not his religion. It is his what motivates him, and upon which he bases his decisions. He used the first letter of our last name, ‘G’, to coin a phrase;  Greiners ar

A few days ago I took my 16 year old daughter to take her driver’s test. It was the culmination of a very frustrating couple of months. The first time that she went, they refused her paperwork. The second time, they didn’t think that she was ready to get her license. Final

Today I’m participating for the first time with Lisa-Jo Baker’s 5 Minute Friday. You can read about it here. The goal is to write for 5 minutes without editing or over thinking. The theme today is ‘Roots.’ Here goes. The first thing that I think of, at least th

This post is a continuation of a Titus 2 series, how do we handle disagreements with our hubbies? Here are 3 examples from my life. (If you haven’t read the last post, you probably should, so that this post makes sense!) When my oldest son turned 4 years old, I investigated scho

Our fifth pregnancy resulted in a stillborn son.  I was a relatively new Christian, and I remember thinking that when I got to Heaven, I was going to ask God about why bad things happen.  I had other questions also.  But, I also started searching the scriptures for answers. My sear