It was a busy week moving in and adding a project we weren't planning on adding. The house that was given to us to live in for the next few years is amazing. It is old and with 100 year old houses, there are issues, but we have the added bonus of a room we... Continue Reading →
We moved this week so I only took pictures six days of the seven. Sometimes life gets in the way. October 30 - Jack O'Lanterns Obviously it was Halloween this week. I love Halloween. Not the spooky side of it. I hate that part, but I love the fact that it is the one day... Continue Reading →
Another week of holidaying and then back to Illinois to spend our final days before our next official move. October 23 - Canna Lily October 24 - Cotton Fields, Georgia October 25 - East Tennessee Quiet October 26 - Fall has come to Illinois October 27 - Adoption day - 10 years October 28 -... Continue Reading →
We’ve been traveling all this week. We started in South Carolina visiting our daughter who is a university student there. October 16 - Tulip Poplar I love Tulip Poplars. I love that in the South they grow ninety feet tall. They are absolutely gorgeous. October 17 - Spanish Moss This plant, which is really a... Continue Reading →
September 11 - Rain It was a fitting day to have rain and remember. September 12 - Mini Roses These are such small roses. They are no bigger than a silver dollar. They are still blooming strong even though the days are getting shorter. September 13 - Homeschool by FaceTime I will be very glad... Continue Reading →
Lots of cooking and baking and household pictures this week. I injured my leg on Monday so I have stopped walking on the Prairie Path. I think I pulled my calf somehow. The joys of middle-age. September 5 - Transplanting Got the succulent babies transplanted this week. I think two of the sedum (?) are... Continue Reading →
I keep saying this, but I cannot believe that we are already here. Costco has their Christmas stuff out and the maple trees are starting to turn colour. August 28 - Country Bread August 29 - Hydrangea #3 This hydrangea is slowing turning pink. August 30 - Goldenrod August 31 - Impatiens Christmas will soon... Continue Reading →
It was a week of sunshine and walks and even started Couch to 10k for no reason, just doing it again. August 21 - Indian Apple The house two doors down from my parents' has a bunch of these plants in front of it. I went over and snapped the amazing flower. It's strange though... Continue Reading →
Dog Days of Summer. July 31 - Scissor Grinder Cicada Here in the midwest, you can hear them but you don't always see them. They are big and UGLY! This guy was still alive hanging on my parents' sun umbrella. August 1 - Purple Crown Vetch Right now this is everywhere. Little pink flowers atop... Continue Reading →
A week of great weather and good walks along the Illinois Prairie Path. July 24 - Heliotrope My mother is the queen of pots. Her flower pots are amazing. This heliotrope is in on the east side of the house basking in the morning sunshine. July 25 - Milkweed What is amazing for the butterflies... Continue Reading →
home...hospitality...hope
Homeschooling Using Unit Studies
I will lift my eyes to the hills and their Creator.
Breathe life into your service family
telling the story god is writing for my family
a mom, a dad, four boys, and finally a little girl!
The Red House on the Corner 