I hate stuff.

I spent several hours in the garage yesterday. (Let me just say up front that if I was a better person, I’d have before & after pictures. Sorry to disappoint.) I purged, I cleaned, I organized, I bagged up stuff to be donated, I created a small mountain of trash that needs to be put [...]

Oh my stars I’m a piece of work

So. While school is generally going swimmingly, it does require all members of this household to be up and out before 7:30 am on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. We have a few dilly-dalliers among us, so occasionally it makes for a bit of a harried morning. Like this morning. There is really nothing to say [...]

A cheap & clever decorating tip

Photo courtesy of Csaba J. Szabo. When it comes to interior decorating, I’m creatively challenged. That is, it takes me a good long time to come up with anything creative in my head, on my own. Mostly I have to pore over the creative ideas of others before I get a tiny little spark of [...]

14 Tips to buying the right house

Photo courtesy of Helga Kupcsik. We celebrated 12 years of marriage in July. In that time we’ve moved 7 times (3 were across the country) and have owned 3 homes. This comes after having moved upwards of 20 times throughout my life. Suffice it to say, I’ve got a good idea about what’s nice in [...]

3 Scripture memory resources

We’re on a quest in our house to memorize more Scripture. Recently, we’ve found some music specifically for this purpose and I’m always amazed at how easy it is to learn something when it’s put to music. Our kids have made it a habit of belting out Bible verses while doing the dishes. I love [...]