Have you ever wondered about the history or worth of an item you found at a thrift store or garage sale? I have. While we’re on homeschooling hiatus this summer I plan to scour the second-hand stores, flea markets, and garage sales for vintage items of all kinds and research their origin and current Continue Reading
Our Top 7 Fall Traditions
Our Top 7 Fall Traditions In our little cottage, we start celebrating Fall in early September. The weather is scorching hot from May til September here in the Lowcountry, so fall is naturally a most-welcomed season. #1 Trick-or-Treat One of the best things about Continue Reading
If I Stop Working to be a Stay-At-Home Mom, Will We Ever Catch Up Financially?
If I Stop Working to Be a Stay-At-Home Mom, Will We Ever Catch Up Financially? If I stop working to be a stay-at-home mom, will we ever catch up financially? That is the question I asked myself twenty years ago when I quit my job to become a stay-at-home mom. What about my retirement? How will Continue Reading
Toxic Relationships
Because we live in a fallen world, most of us have endured a toxic relationship at sometime in our lives. Toxic People Certain people are considered "toxic" because they are like poison in a relationship. The Google definition for a toxic substance is harmful damaging, or injurious. If Continue Reading
Following God’s Plan for Women Lowers Your Risk for Female Cancers
During the last two months, benign tumors were found in my breast and uterus. In February, my first mammogram EVER revealed a fibroadenoma in my right breast. Then in March, during a routine Pap smear, a fibroid (it was originally thought to be a polyp, but pathology revealed otherwise) was found Continue Reading
There is a Dark Cloud Hanging Over Our House
For the past 8 months, there has been a dark "medical" cloud hanging over our house. At times, it has felt like a curse. It all started in August, when our son's pitching arm began to hurt. This type of pain is worrisome for anyone, but even more so for a freshman attending college on a baseball Continue Reading
Have You Ever Sold Your Birthright for a Bowl of Soup?
A Tale of Two Brothers In Genesis, chapter 25, there is a story about twin brothers, Jacob and Esau. Esau is the oldest, and he literally gives up his birthright to his younger brother Jacob, for a bowl of soup. According to my research, the "birthright" gave the oldest son a better position, and Continue Reading
A Breast Lump, and a Broken Collar Bone
My First Mammogram Last Wednesday I had my first mammogram. I was feeling really good about myself as I sat in the little booth, waiting for my turn. Not only was I "checking the box" for my mammogram, but I also had an appointment on the books for a pap smear. The plan to schedule a colonoscopy Continue Reading
Raising a Family as a Child of Divorce
As a result of my parents' divorce in 1977, the people and things that have shaped our family have come from here, there, and everywhere. For example, we open presents on Christmas Day instead of Christmas Eve, like my husband's family. Also, I give everyone individual presents on Valentine's Continue Reading
Worrying About My Adult Children
I spend countless hours talking, writing, praying, and worrying about my two adult children. My friends and relatives do exactly the same thing. our oldest, at the beach The funny thing is, I don't remember my parents spilling ink, or burning up the telephone lines talking about me after I Continue Reading