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Blogging, Privacy, and Life in a Small Town

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I’ve read several articles recently about whether “mommy bloggers” (I really hate that term, but that’s a post for another day!) are invading the privacy of their children and family by writing and sharing about them on the internet, Facebook, and other social media. It’s an interesting question. Especially for an introvert like me, who found a voice and far-reaching friendships through blogging. And I don’t think there’s an answer, yes/no, this is ok/that is not. I think every writer faces murky ethics at some point if you’re writing non-fiction. … Continue Reading…

Forest Sunrise and Taking Deep Breaths…the Daily Farm Adventures

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Sometimes walking the dogs at 5 or 6 o’clock in the morning lets you see some wonderful moments. Like the the way the sunrise lights through the foggy woods like a forest fire. And it lets you do a lot of thinking. Like about the school year starting soon and how awful the beginning was last year…and how you survived it. And it got better. And getting to the other side of it might have redeemed that heartache a little. Now we know we can do it. We’re ready to … Continue Reading…

Finding Peace as a Working Momma

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Being a Christian is hard. Being a momma is hard. Being a Christian working momma is hard. With so many competing priorities, needs, and desires deep in your heart it’s very easy to get out of balance and suddenly feel like you’re living in a house of cards, ready to tumble down at any moment. I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I have shared in the struggle. Today I’m over at Christian Working Mama sharing my heart, some tears, and some of the joy that has come into … Continue Reading…

There Is a Price…the Daily Farm Adventures {54}

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I can’t seem to get back everyday words after everything that’s happened the last couple weeks. After losing Grandma Koeller, and facing some lingering demons of my own, the end-of-the-school-year fervor and fuss (K5 graduations, spring concerts, field trips, sports tournaments, etc.) and then the transition to summer fun…it’s all just left me…tired. I have heavy thoughts and words that go with them, but little to offer about book lists or baking projects or summer picnics and popsicles. I find myself sitting in the truck in the driveway…looking over the fields … Continue Reading…

In Which I Quietly Survive…Grieving and Growing

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This space has been quiet lately. Silent really. My family has been gathering around my great-Grandma Koeller’s bed and waiting for the Lord to take her HOME…and I just haven’t had much to say about that. Or about anything else, really. This isn’t a daily deals blog, or a food blog, or a homeschool blog–it’s just a LIFE blog and when our LIFE is quiet, the blog is quiet. I don’t really have much for “evergreen” content (as they call it in the blogging world)–words that matter in any space or … Continue Reading…

10 Books on Time Management for the Busy Momma

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{WOW–How ironic that I missed posting about time management yesterday because I ran out of time!! Life is crazy! Here’s what was supposed to be yesterday’s post..enjoy!} We got home from church last night and I took a look at my calendar and realize that I was double–no triple!–booked for this afternoon between two sports practices and an evening meeting for work. First I wanted to cry, but it was one of those cases where all I’d end up with was a headache and problem I still had to solve. … Continue Reading…

3 Simple Amazon Shopping Tips

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Are you a super-savvy, coupon clipping, smart phone app, pre-planning, list making, bargain hunter? Then this post is probably not for you. You probably know way more tips and money-saving strategies than I do! {smile} Are you a busy momma that tries to make smart choices and spend your money wisely, but just can’t fathom how all these ladies manage to bring home $600 worth of groceries for 28 cents or get their entire Christmas list at 92% off? This post might be a help to you. I’m more like busy momma … Continue Reading…

Busy Mom’s Dinner On-the-Go Solution {Easy Lunchbox Giveaway!!}

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I work. I mother. I farm. I keep house. (HaHaHa!) It’s fair to say we stay pretty busy during the school/work week. Last year I had finally worked out a dinner plan that managed to get us to prayer meeting on Wednesdays without resorting to fast food every single week (which wasn’t good for our budget or our stomachs!). We called it the frozen-pizza-every-Wednesday plan. Then we started soccer and a new school, and we weren’t home long enough to cook pizza and we were out of the house 3 … Continue Reading…

Top 10 Reasons to Attend Titus 2:1

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Last Spring I attended my first blogging conference. (Who knew there were such things, anyway?) I picked one close to home (actually, back in my “hometown” of Northern Virginia) and one that I saw lots of on-line friends chatting about. Titus 2:1 was about blogging and homeschooling–which was on my heart a lot the last year–so it seemed like a good fit. Little did I know how perfectly it would fit! Here’s 10 reasons YOU should consider attending the Titus 2:1 Conference–from someone who went last year and already registered for … Continue Reading…

Mod-Podge and Davy Crockett

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So, what does motherhood mean? Motherhood means going out in the yard in your slippers to rescue a rotting cow horn from the dog’s mouth to help your son become Davy Crockett. What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever had to Mod-Podge together at the last moment? This ranks right up there for me. The Cowboy watched Davy Crockett as part of his character research for his American Heritage Speech at school and got fixated on the powder horn. (Probably because I had already produced fringed pants, a coonskin cap, and … Continue Reading…

Carhartt Tough

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We’ve been watching and listening to all the politicking going on before the election and all the talk about jobs and unemployment and the middle class crunch, and Mr. Fix-It looked at me the other day and said–“We could hire people tomorrow–nobody wants to work.” He doesn’t mean nobody wants a job, he means there’s a lack of work ethic out there and people don’t want to get sweaty and dirty any more. Nobody wants “Dirty Jobs.” To add my own two cents, I also think we’re not doing a … Continue Reading…

10 Books, Part 2

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Yesterday I shared the first 5, in my list of 10, books that we’re smack in the middle of around here–including a couple completely new-to-us series that we’ve discovered recently. I also shared a giveaway for Walking in High Cotton readers–Childhood of Famous Americans, Davy Crockett–Young Rifleman. You can enter at the bottom of this post–or the bottom of yesterday’s post–or every day by tweeting about it! But on to the books on this Momma’s nightstand! 6. Voice in the Wind, by Francine Rivers. Actually, I’m in Book 3: As … Continue Reading…

10 Quick Heart-Checks for Busy Moms

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We’re about a month into our school year now and it feels like we haven’t even settled into a routine yet. It seems like it’s just going, go, go, all the time between work, home, farm, school, and soccer. But busy moms that want strive to be intentional parents can’t afford to let even these moments pass by! Here are a few quick heart checks for busy moms–all busy women, really!–to make sure you’re not missing these moments… 1. What are you writing? Do you journal? Do you blog? Do … Continue Reading…

The First Day Back to School

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Yes, it came last week. Again. The dreaded first day back to school…that they’ve been looking forward to for weeks. Truly, they have. They were so excited to start back.  Orientation on the 17th just fueled their little fires. They’ve been tired (very tired) but happy. I dropped them off the first day. This was our first time doing a drop-off line and not getting to walk them in. They did fine, waved good-bye, holler “I love you!” and headed inside. I waved good-bye, hollered “I love you!” drove 1500 … Continue Reading…

5 Days of Organizing Back to School…Fresh Routines and Learning Lifestyles

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Well, this first week of back to school has just been exhausting–but joyful too. The Ladybug brought home her first math paper and it was…PERFECT! I don’t think we had one of those in math all year last year. No one was sent to the principal’s office, and Speedracer ate at least one thing on his plate at lunch all week. Only one, but at least he’s not starving! {grin} All week I’ve joined with 21 other bloggers in a 5 Days of Organizing and Cleaning series, and today I’m … Continue Reading…