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My 2013 Graduate
Wesley is now officially graduated from our homeschool high school. To commemorate the event we had a grad party this past Saturday, September 21. It was a splendid occasion, so much fun and everything beautiful. There was only one little thing, such a teeny tiny thing that almost nobody everybody probably noticed. We. ran. out. of. food. Yep. You read that right. We ran out of food. Never in the history of either side of the families has this ever happened but there’s always a first! So why? WHY? More people than I expected and other factors were involved. But the guests were very gracious and even stayed the whole…
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Graduation Favors
My sister is flying in today with her Abigail her daughter. She’s my big help every time I have a graduate. (3 so far. woohoo!) Well since I’m always preaching to her about organization I really should have my own act together don’t you think? So why am I on Pinterest this morning looking for graduation favors? I’ll tell you why. I was going to make Cajeta which is a Mexican caramel made with goat milk. After all we do have goats and we’re serving Mexican food at the graduation, so it sounded like a plan. A good one. But in the last two weeks we’ve had a change in…
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Only a Few Short Years
The journey began 17 years ago when my firstborn turned six. Our homeschool journey. As we plan, work, cry, learn and journey together, sometimes it seems as if it will go on forever but it really doesn’t. It’s just a few short years we have with these children who are God’s own special delight – a blessing He in His infinite wisdom sends us. I’m a flawed woman. So many flaws. But He says, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” And that’s what I hold onto. His Word and what He say’s about me. Not what I see but what He says…
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Homemakers in Training – Making Aprons
After several years of dreaming about it, I finally got my act together and organized a girls club – similar to Keepers at Home. Serenity is 15 and I thought if I was ever going to do it, I needed to do it now. Our purpose is to teach our daughters skills for their future homes and to encourage giving of themselves in service to others. Yesterday was our first meeting and the girls all made aprons. Audrey was so excited. She picked out the fabric herself – little red ladybugs. ♥ I can honestly say she did at least 90% of the work on the apron. The girls…
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A Milestone Completed
Zoe has graduated high school. Congratulations, Zoe! Wesley, Serenity and I flew back to PA to commemorate the occasion. My sister threw a great party that we were able to help with and we got to be spend the week with some special friends. The graduate! Zoe made me laugh because the main thing she was looking forward to about her graduation was writing thank you notes. What?! And she did. That very night, after her graduation, she wrote out more than I would in weeks. I was amazed. Interesting to see the differences in peoples passions. Then & Now 13 of the 15 of us who spent the week together…
