Several years ago I heard a popular talk show host explain that babies are born pure with a clean slate. We as their parents, because we are dysfunctional and carry baggage from our past, cause our children to stumble and have problems in the future. It didn’t even take me 5 min

I didn’t last long as the keeper of the checkbook after we were married. My idea of keeping an accurate account was C.E.  Close enough. My husband was not happy with that at all. He is a detail oriented, perfectionist kind of person. The checkbook must balance to the penny. My

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

This post is a continuation of my last post. You can read it here. When I was 5 years old, although I couldn’t be seen, I overheard a conversation between my mother and a woman that I didn’t recognize. For reasons I will never know, I assumed that the negatives comments ma

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 was learning the basics of Christianity along with my children. It was as new to me as it was for them. When I first read verses that directed me to control my thoughts and my words, I was frustrated. To say the least! I had thoughts that were judgmental and mean, and the words of m

I am linking up with Kellyskorner today! Love her blog. You can find it here. The linky is titled “A Day in The Life” I know that I was SO busy when my 8 children were young, there is no way I could list every activity that happened during a typical day. Between homeschool

I was astounded. It couldn’t be my son. He would NEVER do anything illegal. No way. Without going into too much detail to protect my children, this son had been obedient since birth. His desire to please God was greater than his desire to sin. Now, there wasn’t a shadow of