Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding. Proverbs 3:13
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! To be honest I am really shocked at how quickly and yet how slowly 2018 went by. The year as a whole was hard. For my family it started in a valley and it really took until about the middle of the year before we even started to climb back up to… Continue reading Setting Goals for 2019
It is Monday again.And the beginning of Thanksgiving week. Which means that I don't have school for the next 10 days (I only have classes on Wednesdays so I have a few extra days of 'break') With these days that aren't filled up with the hustle and bustle of getting to and from classes and… Continue reading Recapturing My Daily Routines
The last weekend of October I had the opportunity to attend the 3rd Art of Homemaking Conference hosted by the Women's program here at the Seminary.This is an event that I have looked forward to for a while. Each time I have the opportunity to attend I learn and grow so much in just a… Continue reading She Did What She Could Part 1
Back in May I wrote about my degree plan in Homemaking. I shared about the program as well as the instructors.First of all, I am happy to announce that the program is moving in a different direction. For most 'liberal arts' schools these types of programs are known as Home Economics-Family and Consumer Sciences.Being under the… Continue reading The Most Frequently Asked Question About My Degree Plan…And Finally An Answer
October.How did we get to October so quickly. It truly feels like just yesterday I was sitting down to write out my goals, plans, hopes and dreams for 2016 and her we are just a few short months away from 2017.October marks the beginning of one of my favorite times of the year. I just… Continue reading Preparing for the Holiday Season
Just a couple of months ago I did a MAJOR de-cluttering job on my home. The amount of stuff I took out of this house to me was unreal. I just couldn't believe that we had that much junk and trash living in our small seminary townhouse.The process of de-cluttering has caused us to really… Continue reading A not so minimal minimalist lifestyle
Unemployed.Stay-At-Home MomStay-At Home WifeAll of these are terms that I have heard at one time or another to describe my current profession. My chosen career path.But I like to think that there is a better term.HomemakingDictionary.com defines homemaking as homemaking[hohm-mey-king] noun1.the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.The establishment or management of a home. The Bible clearly tells us that we, as women, are… Continue reading A Career in Homemaking
The semester is over and that means my brain is officially off duty for the next 2 and a half months.Ok, well maybe not off duty. But I do finally get to dive into the HUGE stack of books I have been acquiring over time. Some I have purchased because they looked interesting, some because… Continue reading My Summer Reading List
School is out for the summer and I am so excited to have some time to not have to think about reading or writing papers. I get a chance to just be home and spend time with my kids doing all the fun things I wanted to do over the last 3 months.But that also… Continue reading Operation De-Clutter
"A successful morning begins the night before"I can not tell you the number of times I have heard that little quote. I used to hear it all the time when I was in high school. I heard it again in college as I was pulling all-nighters trying to get through semester after semester. Once I was married… Continue reading Making Over My Evenings: Day 1
