• Home Sweet Home - Internet Addiction - my story - Slices of Life

    There’s a whole bunch to say…

    And I’m trying to consider how I’ll succinctly say each day what I’d like to share with you.  I began blogging some seven years ago and I like to write – I like to encourage and offer hope and inspiration to mothers at home.  I love talking about marriage, motherhood, homemaking, homekeeping and walking with the Lord.  I love to share slices of life and views of the day.  I tend to get wordy at times.  I tend to have strong opinions, etc., etc.  If you’re offended by all this, please find other great blogs to read — there are…

  • Home Sweet Home - my story - prayers and answers - Prodigals

    what the devil intends for evil, God uses for good…

    Truly, the devil does only seek destruction. God is only good. All the time. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. John 10:10 O will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever… He has once again – in a remarkable, amazing, loving and merciful way – that He alone is Lord and He alone (Romans 8.28-29) works all things together for good to them that love Him and are the called according to His purpose. (29)…

  • Family - Home Sweet Home - Homemaking - Motherhood

    It takes a mama…

    I don’t get out much… some, but not much.  And, for the most part, I like it that way.  O, don’t get me wrong: I love to go places, I love to do things and I love to see new things.  But I love being home. When I do go out… I sure see why it’s important for me to be here… at home, keeping the home and caring for each one and each thing here. I love keeping our home and I love home-work.  I love making sure that home’s home.  O, I know that anyone can clean houses,…

  • Family - Home Sweet Home

    Bountiful beauty

    Pretty soon the beautiful hydrangeas will stop blooming for the year… For now, each morning I love to walk around the yard and see the beautiful variety and  lovely shades of  blues, greens,  purples, lavenders and red hydrangeas… these are  my favourite flowers… but the roses are quite lovely, too. in the rose garden are candlelight roses, lavender, various pinks, yellow, peach, coral and white… the whites are particularly beautiful this year! produce from the garden this morning… in addition to many(!) zucchini, yellow squash, beans and onions, Naomi and ‘melia picked some carrots.  They came running in to show…

  • Home Sweet Home - Potpourri

    Home is where the sweet happens

    So… a late Saturday morning ramble… over a particularly delicious cup of coffee that I didn’t make (thank you, Kathryn, Mmmm mmm mmm). Being away from home this week has made me increasingly more appreciative of the things that make home: home. I was keenly aware this past week that there are wonderful things that are and that happen at home that aren’t and don’t happen anywhere else. The familiar makes home: home. Memories and children – children and memories… these are what make home: home. History makes home: home. The Lord makes home: home. The familiar, the security… the…