Adventures in Mothering

Homemade Swiffer Duster Heads

One of these days, life is going to slow down long enough for me to get back to blogging all of the great things I want to share. . In the meanwhile, this was too good not to share with you. I shared how to make mock swiffer pads and other cleaning supplies in Put [...]

Enough

Lately, I’ve heard the word “enough” quite a few times, mostly in the form of questions. The question is usually phrased in one of a few different ways: But is that going to be enough? That’s not enough, is it? Sometimes, it’s even phrased as a statement: I don’t see how that’s going to be [...]

We cut almost $1000 from our monthly household budget!

Hi all. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. Life has been pretty busy here at my house.We’ve been focusing, as a family, on saving even more money on our household budget, as expenses keep rising. If only pay rose too! In doing so, I sat down and wrote a brand new [...]

Changing Seasons

I love Autumn in Michigan, because the sights, smells, colors, and flavors are a refreshing treat after the heat of summer starts to wear on me. My dear husband prefers the hot weather. I prefer the cold. You have to love how opposites attract. Seasons in life change too. I started this website almost nine [...]

Learning to Enjoy the Curves in the Road

I recently heard someone say that how we deal with change and the curve balls life throws at us says more about our character than anything else does. I cringed, because I’m really bad at handling those changes and curve balls. I used to think I really, really had strong faith and that I would [...]

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An Expected End

Filed under Bible Study, Christian Living by Kimberly on September 6, 2012 at 11:07 am {no comments}

Most of the time, when we hear the verse Jeremiah 29:11 quoted, it’s quoted using the NIV translation, because it just sounds better. I usually prefer to use the King James myself, but even I like the wording of that verse in the NIV: “For I know the plans I have for you, says the [...]

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Yard Sale Basics

Filed under Frugal Living, House & Home, Organizing by Kimberly on September 1, 2012 at 10:04 am {no comments}

A few days ago, I posted about our grand adventures in decluttering. I had a few questions about holding yard sales, I I thought I’d post a little more about that. My own yard sale did fairly well for being in a rural area, and for having mostly older stuff, but the main point of [...]

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Adventures in Decluttering

Filed under House & Home, Organizing by Kimberly on August 31, 2012 at 6:33 am {4 comments}

For most of the last month, I’ve spent a lot of my time clearing out my house some more, having yard sales, and listing items both on ebay and on half.com. I was hoping to be done by the start of our new homeschooling year, but no such luck. I’m starting to wonder if this [...]

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A Post on Marriage

Filed under Marriage by Kimberly on August 29, 2012 at 7:44 am {2 comments}

I was going to post something today, and had even worked on my post a bit, but then I had to take a trip to the doctors after waking up with a badly swollen knee and low grade fever. Turns out I have some sort of infection in my knee, but after some treatment, it’s [...]

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Sifting Through Wants and Needs

Filed under Cleaning, Frugal Living, House & Home, Organizing by Kimberly on August 27, 2012 at 5:25 am {no comments}

This issue of what is a want, versus what is a need has been on my mind quite a bit lately. About a month ago, the bank once more restarted foreclosure proceedings (this whole situation has stalled a few times for reasons unknown…not that I’m complaining). The prospect of downsizing has been about as stressful [...]

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