Category: Holidays

First, I want to say that we had a delicious Thanksgiving. Unfortunately for me, I woke up on Tuesday feeling a bit under the weather.  By Tuesday evening, I was feeling less than stellar, but I thought maybe it would pass with a good night’s rest.  Wednesday morning proved me wrong.  Despite feeling under the weather, I was able to get most of the cooking done prior to Thursday. Thursday, I woke up feeling very ill, but I had 2 turkeys and 10 lbs of potatoes to prepare.  I had the potatoes already diced and soaking, so the potatoes didn’t…

I am thankful that this is the scene I normally see at our dining room table (minus the Thanksgiving decorations) in the morning.  I am grateful that my husband spends time daily in the Word. (Click on image about to go to the 30 days of Thanksgiving challenge.)

“Just a few more minutes, please!” “Can I finish the page?” “Can I finish the chapter?” “Can you read just a little more?” These are common phrases heard around our house. From the time that Munchkin was in my womb, D and I read to her. She’s grown up in a house of readers. She was eager to learn to read on her own so she could enjoy books even when I couldn’t keep reading. Now, even though she is old enough to read by herself, you can still find us curled up in bed reading together. Sometimes, we’ll read…