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Riddle?you are the bus driver,10 people get off the first stop,13 people get on the next stop,26 people get off the next stop,24 people get on the last stop,What color are the bus driver’seyes?
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wanted: sewing machine

Blest recently confessed that she swears profusely. My own confession is less shocking, but humbling nonetheless.Our sewing machine broke a couple of months ago, and has not yet been replaced. It just feels wrong to have 7 homeschooling daughters, cook from scratch, live in the country and be so very Prairie Muffin-ish but [...]

…and The Boy turned one

Thank you Lord for allowing me one glorious rotation around the sun with my boy.
Arise O son of Jacob and contend with the enemies of your God in the gate,Arise my son and face them fear nothing for God is on your side.For the Lord your father reigns forever and His hand is like [...]

Happy birthday to my mom

Did you ever wonder what a mother of 14 and grandmother of (soon to be) 20 looks like? Isn’t she beautiful?I just hope I look this good when I’m 53. Wait a minute…I’d love to look this good right now!Last year we gave her a grandson for her birthday. The year before, my sister [...]

Frog & Prince

What can I say? He’s had us squealing with laughter and disgust for a year now. Happy birthday to my little guy.
This video is not for the faint of heart. Just for the record, we wanted the yucky face. We didn’t think he would really do it. After all, the girls had [...]

Ballantyne Book giveaway!

Vision Forum has a new series: Ballantyne Christian Adventure Library. There are 10 titles for sale now at a great price for high quality hardbacks. Inside sources say these books are everything you would expect from Vision Forum. They are well written, fast paced, with a rich vocabulary and exciting storylines. [...]

The Other Jamestown Party

Forgive me if I’m biased, but I love the way Vision Forum does things. I wasn’t able to attend, but I’m pretty sure they did a great job on the Jametown festivities - everybody came back breathless with excitement!They got some attention from Newsweek too. Check it out:
The Other Jamestown Party
A group of [...]

aaawwwww….

He’s so sweet and quiet…when he’s asleep…

To all my virtual friends…

If you have emailed me recently and didn’t receive an answer, I want you to know that your email is safely nestled in my inbox among the other 169 messages that I fully intend to answer. Here is what my To Do list looks like right now:

Finish mudding, sanding and painting two more closets.
Hang new [...]

little bellas

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seems like yesterday….

Gas station help - please!

I don’t often beg for input, but this is something important to me so please consider participating.On our roadtrips, we rarely stop for fast food; we pack snacks or meals and make all our bathroom stops at gas stations.Although money is a factor, we do this mostly for economy of time. Fast food restaurants [...]

How many times can you use the phrase "8 kids"?

We pulled into the bank drive-through yesterday and the kids got right to business:“Mom, how do you spell 8, as in 8 kids?”“I love our big van because all 8 of us can fit in here!”“I wonder how many other families have 8 kids like us.”“I wonder if they have 8 suckers in the bank?”
In [...]

Babies!

Crystal is scheduled for induction tomorrow (Wednesday), so keep her in your prayers ~ and in your browser.
And don’t miss the incredible story of the newest Large Family Logistics baby. You won’t believe it! I don’t think they believe it!start hereupdate herehappy ending here

Vacation !!!!!!!!!!!

My family and i went on a two week vacation. We spent 2 1/2 days on the road driving.

7 days in Tennessee,3 days in Arkansas & 1 1/2 days in Ohio.

We went out to Tennessee for my uncles graduation and visited 6 more days.

Then we went to Ohio to visit old friends .

In [...]

My day was just peachy

We started this day with some bad attitudes. There was a lot of snapping among the children and I was not innocent either. I was a stressed and crabby mamma.I had to make a quick run into the nearest town this afternoon and found myself praying silently as I headed back home, asking [...]