Weekly Inspirations: The Heart of Honesty When ever I speak on building character in one’s children, my home evolves into one mad science lab where my children squeak like guinea pigs, and I am the wicked scientist whose head detaches [...]
Reasons not to mess with kids
Oct15
Traveling with my children to the beautiful mountain town of Asheville, NC for the next few days, is making me giddy as I type this. (I am throwing this decision on my poor children, so ask me….not all of them, [...]
How spontaneous are you?
Oct13
With October’s schedule rolling rambunctiously out of control, I stopped to smell the roses…well, umm…not quite, but does “stopped to pick some apples” count? I have one month (and I am living it) where things are not in balance…not one [...]
Expanding the bad word vocabulary
Oct9
Expressing oneself openly is a dynamic part of our happy, but harried homestead.Many people say to me that they want to be a fly on our wall…I doubt that. You would definitely get smooshed.I let a little chaos, maybe some [...]
Run the Race with Abandon
Oct8
Gazing at these pictures tonight, I had an epiphany. I eyed a daughter who suddenly noticed she was being watched, and then sprinted passionately to the mother she loves. Yet I also saw myself, and how I desire to run [...]
Have you been Boo-ed?
Oct5
Our family doesn’t really do much with Halloween, well, not really anything.I know, I know…it was one of your best childhood memories. I’ve heard it before.We’re still creating lots of marvelous memories, but during this season we stick to the [...]
Would you believe?
Oct2
*living in the country has its disadvantages – my internet has been down for over 24 hours. UGH! I wanted to add a comment about the picture of my son in the last post. That picture has not been edited [...]
Is he ready to say good-bye?
Sep30
Watch this today, and then come back next post to read one of the very first letters that my husband ever wrote to our oldest daughter before their “Dates with Daddy” evening.You see, I can keep a blog post short…but [...]
The Cozy Factor
Sep29
The cuddly, cozy factor just oozed from my bed. I was enveloped in my own hiatus…a haven amidst this simple place I call home. I was snuggled up with a riveting book (which hasn’t happened much since I started blogging), [...]
Welcome, y’all, to North Carolina
Sep24
Welcome my new Blog Around the World friends!(and any Heart of the Matter friends that might visit…added very late, of course)I am so, so, so glad that you are coming to visit me today in NC. Just so you know, [...]
Unbelievable!!
Sep23
Blog around the world is coming to NC tomorrow,and I have no time to get my good ‘ole Southern hospitality in order. I just walked in the door, and am running out again for football.AHHHH……Do you have a certain day [...]
Beautiful Moments, and then some…
Sep22
(Homemade Gourmet give away still going on.Read about it here. ) How frequently do you stop to relish in the simplistic beauty that surrounds you? ‘Stop and smell the roses,” isn’t just a catch phrase…it’s a way of life. A [...]
Sunday Worship
Sep19
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It started so beautifully…but wait…
Sep11
The children and I were sharing life together. It was one of those “ahhh” moments that a mother’s heart loves. Breakfast was finished, and we journeyed to the couch for our devotions. I was purely passionate this morning since the [...]
P.O.O.P.I.E.S. beware
Sep10
It had been a long, but glorious day. I spent time with a family that was sure to hold a special place in my heart for many years to come. The kids played while we laughed, and dined, and I [...]
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