Category: Family Life

  • You Can Face Any Challenge

    You Can Face Any Challenge

    Good morning, friends! I’ve been meaning to write for at least a couple of weeks now, but life has been so busy. It seems like November has been a blur of activity on the home front. With the holidays approaching, I’ve been cleaning out and organizing like crazy. We also moved our two youngest boys…

  • Today Did Not Go as Planned

    Today Did Not Go as Planned

    Hello friends, and welcome to the blog! I hope you are doing wonderfully. Overall, it has been a very good week here. Today has not gone as planned, however. I woke up with a migraine headache. I haven’t had one of these in a long time, and we’ve decided not to go to any firework…

  • Acting in Stillness & The Beautiful Lowcountry

    Acting in Stillness & The Beautiful Lowcountry

    What a nice few days it has been. On Wednesday, most of my family members and I headed to the beach. I just love the lowcountry of South Carolina. The marsh along with local wildlife makes the area spectacular! Yesterday, we walked around a bird nesting ground in Port Royal. We saw Wood Stork, Little…

  • Motherhood Musings

    Motherhood Musings

    Happy Mother’s Day, friends. I hope your day has been full of happiness! Today has been very nice. My children and husband have been the sweetest, and have spoiled me. First, my husband went to my booth in town to straighten it and add new clothing rods to the side. He then brought lunch home…

  • A Lovely Week + Dedication Goes a Long Way

    A Lovely Week + Dedication Goes a Long Way

    Hey friends, and welcome to the blog today! I hope you are doing well. I think I’m finally starting to adjust to the time change. This year was definitely more difficult for me than most. But I’m no longer super tired at the end of the day, though it still is hard for me to…

  • A Hard Week and January Hopes and Dreams

    A Hard Week and January Hopes and Dreams

    Ah, I’m so glad it’s Friday. This week I’ve been hobbling along, trying to stick to our normal schedule. And friends, it’s felt hard. That’s just the way life is sometimes, isn’t it? There’s no shame in being thankful for a break from our schedule, or in looking forward to trying something new. I think…

  • Plans are Changing

    Plans are Changing

    Hello dear friends, and welcome to the blog today. I hope you are doing extraordinarily well. As for us, we are fighting a winter-time bug. Not all is lost, however. I’m using this time to remind myself that it’s okay to change plans sometimes. Okay to rearrange schedules, and take life as it comes. I…

  • New January Beginnings + a Kindle Freebie

    New January Beginnings + a Kindle Freebie

    Welcome to the blog today, friends. It looks like I’ve posted two days in a row. Who even am I? Before I go any further, I’d like to mention that The Amish Schoolmarm is FREE on Kindle today and tomorrow. If you like Amish Historical Fiction, I hope you give it a try. Oh, and…