The last few weeks we have had the wonderful job of bottle feeding a little lamb. It didn’t start out as wonderful as we had a lot of injured sheep due to a dog getting into the meadow. This lamb was born after the mother was injured. The ewe was not able to get up and take care of the lamb so someone had to take care of it. We have had sheep at least for 10 years and never had to bottle feed … [Read more...]

Summer is a time when there are lots of things to do, right? Or do you sometimes hear your children say, "I'm bored!" I find that if they have enough jobs to do for part of the day then they have no problem with being bored. My children know that if they tell me that they are bored then Mom will quickly find something for them to do and it might not be what they are looking for! One of the … [Read more...]

All of us have friends who are sick, lost a loved one, or are hurting. How can we help the hurting? Is there anything that I can do to make it easier for them? As I thought about my hurting friends, I realized that there are many ways that I can help them. It doesn't take a lot of money, only a little bit of my time. First of all, the best way that we can help them is to pray for them. We … [Read more...]

As we think of the upcoming Valentines Day, we think of what we can buy to show our partner that we love them. But how much better it would be if we would think of simple ways that we can show our partner love every day. I'm not a morning person so showing my husband that I love him means that I get up and make him breakfast each morning when I would sometimes rather be sleeping. I make his … [Read more...]

Today is the beginning of a new year. It is a fresh start in a year that has no failures or disappointments as of yet. I heard quite a few people mention that last year was a rough year and this year has got to be better. Maybe you faced illness, failure, death, accidents, or just a lot of disappointments. How can you make this year a joyful one? First of all we need to start our year out … [Read more...]

Most of us have sent our children back to school this week or last. For the first few weeks, all goes well as most of the time the children are anxious for school. But as the weeks go by, we wonder why the mornings don't go as smooth as they used to. The children are tired and slow and somehow we all get a bit irritable! Following are some of the things that I try to do to help things go … [Read more...]

We hear about a snowstorm coming and off we rush to the grocery store for our milk, bread, and eggs. But did we stop and think about what we really need to get in order to be prepared? One of the best things to buy and have on hand are batteries. When the power goes off, we run for a flashlight only to find out that they don't work. I know because when I checked mine the other day, out of … [Read more...]

We all want to coupon, make lovely crafts, and have a perfectly organized house. But can we accomplish all that all the time? We feel like we should be able to since all these blogging ladies can, right? A lot of you moms may have quite a few preschoolers and struggle just to get the laundry done and have a difficult time keeping your house presentable without doing all kinds of other things. … [Read more...]

I am always intrigued how folks like the new year so they can start over on their New Year's resolutions. I like New Year's resolutions too but I usually only make one and then try to keep it. I find if I have too many they just go by the wayside. So how are you doing with your New Year's resolutions? I read that 75 percent of people give up after one week. So if you are still keeping yours, … [Read more...]

Most of us enjoy the Christmas season but with it comes the stress of trying to get everything done perfectly and on time. How can we have more time to reach out and help others if we ourselves are stressed out? Rethink your traditions. If you always make fruitcake, chocolates, cookies, deserts, crafts, and cards maybe you could skip a few of them. Or plan to do just a few of them each week so … [Read more...]