Philippians 2:14

“Do all things without grumbling or disputing.”
When I first read this particular verse earlier this week, I thought, “Ha! I ought to post that on every wall of the house so that the kids can read it wherever they look.”
But then, the Lord spoke to me. He reminded me of the dishes waiting [...]

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The kids were climbing the walls

I’m so glad that they’ve finally gotten their bedrooms cleaned and the sun is out!

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Housework isn’t drudgery??? (From June 2, 2006)

Thank you, Kim, for your Large Family Logistics site and blog. I’ve been enjoying perusing the site while I should be doing the things you recommend in it! This post of Kim’s blog really pierced my heart.

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Okay, so we aren’t going to be butchering any animals… (From June 2, 2006)

I like to think of myself as a homesteader without a homestead…a farmer’s wife without a farm…a pioneer with no pie. Okay, so that last one is a bit silly. We live in a township outside of a little city that likes to pretend its a big city. Those who [...]

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Classical Writing Example (From June 1, 2006)

F1 has been working through Classical Writing -Aesop (see my sidebar for the website) for a while now. In the beginning he really disliked it…I think he thought it was busy work. But he really enjoyed the last writing project, and even didn’t mind the analysis & imitation portion of the week. [...]

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