Faithful Homemaking

Being goofy last New Year's Day. Maybe they'd had one two many dips into the chocolate fondue pot? Thanks to my sis-in-law Anna (p...

Because I wanted this trip to go very smoothly with 3 little ones, I packed above and beyond what we needed. A lot of the activities I had ...

Heather, a friend in MN who is author of the blog Bless Your Family meets Justus and shows him how to draw on these fancy white boards she...

A couple of weeks before our trip I sat down with boxes of caramel corn, raisins, goldfish crackers, ginger snaps, teddy grahams, Cheez-Its...

This is a bad pic because my mom's cooler was squishing the bottom half of this when I took the pic but this over-the-door shoe organiz...

We're back! I'm scaling Mt. Laundry (to borrow Thia's phrase) and trying to get the house into order after unpacking. We pulled ...

My hubby doing a Youth Group Scavenger Hunt with friends--they had to be under a table. Friends are a huge blessing in our lives but when...

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that after a super busy May and June, we finally had some respite in July for me to reflect on how I could...

Every now and then I read an article or blog post that just blows me away, brings tears to my eyes, and gives me a whole new perspective. Th...

I am post-poning the topic I was going to cover today because of some wonderful news!!!! Last night, on July 15th, 2009 our little girl decl...

As I took the time last week to think over life and de-stress from a very busy summer thus far, I realized I needed to go through my priorit...

Julie, also known as 3 22nds, asked, "Does having snacks around encourage your kids to snack more?" It definitely does in the sen...

No, I didn't forget about posting this today! I'm posting it late tonight because my mom invited me on a last minute trip to the ...

One of the first things I realized when I decided to take a week of rest/contemplation from our busy summer life was that a huge area where ...

For those of you who live in the area of my hubby's hometown, you are invited to a Potluck Picnic on Thursday, July 30th at the park...

I was greatly encouraged by these sermons on parenting. If you need some fresh encouragement as a mom, listen to these while you tackle the...

Wow! Where do I begin? Here are some thoughts on my life this week: * I've been doing some prioritizing and planning that will hopefull...

It's hard to "close down the zoo" when you live with 3 little animals!!!

As June drew to a close, I began to greatly look forward to the coming of July. It seems like May and June were a blur of activity that just...

I was asked by our company a couple of times, in reference to getting supper made, "How did you do this?" Considering we were busy...

Another organizational find! Hurray! My friend Lori has one of these 6-high baskets for her daughter's clothes, and I've always w...