Sep 2, 2011 | Intentional Living
Sometimes I forget the simple fun that is all around me. For our family, that simple fun is literally in our own back yard. But honestly, it doesn’t matter if you live in the country, city, or suburb, with the pull of technology, schedules and life, it’s...
Aug 11, 2011 | Intentional Living
Last night, my twelve year old daughter made noodles for dinner as the entire family raced in five different directions. Fall sports season has kicked off, and two of our teen sons stood over the pot shoveling food faster than any backhoe I’ve seen at work. Was there...
Aug 4, 2011 | Intentional Living
The summer sun still blazes, but those dog days of summer are over. My moments have flown, and yet I am not savoring any of them. So today, instead of giving every aspect of my life a small, unorganized, unfocused piece of me, I’m grabbing the moment, savoring...
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Jul 15, 2011 | Intentional Living
Extended Family Relationships and How that Affects our Children A few years ago, my father challenged us with a 200 – year generational legacy plan. Well, it was really a series of CD’s that he had listened to, and yet many of the topics mirrored goals and...
Jun 26, 2011 | Intentional Living
I’ve had one of those weeks. A week when my big boys were gone for the week, and I had such HUGE plans; so many tasks and projects I wanted to get done. Goals, dreams, and a wonderful “to do” list were at the forefront of my mind, with the time to...
Jun 12, 2011 | Intentional Living
It’s gardening time on our homestead, and it’s fun to see all the new growth. We tripled the size of our garden, and it was incredibly time consuming. Since we have rock hard, red clay, I spent days tilling, and amending the soil by adding in moist, rich,...
