How I love a good mystery!  And especially a British one!  I happened upon some Poirot DVDs in boxed sets at Sam’s Club today and I just had to get set 1.  In general, I am not a TV person at all.   I cannot bear to think of the time I would waste if we had TV.  […]

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Beautiful New Planner with Photo Slot
That tiny little planner didn’t last long.  I have to chuckle.  I sort of knew it wouldn’t.  It’s because for the last 10 years or so I have carried the larger planner with the 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inch pages.  The pages are so much larger and so much more can […]

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is the thought that came to me. 

“House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the Lord.” Proverbs 19:14
It’s what I have been saying I’d write more about later.  There are so many wonderful thoughts I can share with my daughter as we work on her doll house and play […]

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is the way we spend our lives.

It has really been on my heart lately to be careful with the time that I have been given.  How I spend each hour will determine what I accomplish, what my children remember of me, how others perceive me, how I am measured as a wife, how I feel […]

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I have always carried a purse/planner in the classic size, which can get pretty heavy!  Still, I always — where ever I went — had my planner and a ton of school info, addresses, phone numbers, appointments, and more at my fingertips.  I always felt prepared.
Of late, however, especially with my job at the bakery, I […]

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Well, it’s Monday for me anyway.  I have been off work for a couple of days and today is my Monday.  It’s a fine thing to have days off in the middle of the week.  The stores are not as crowded.  It’s pretty easy to run errands.  But Thursday is my Monday, and I have those […]

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My little girl - my baby - is growing up.  She definitely is, and will always be, the baby in the family.  I have enjoyed every precious wonderful minute of her, too, since I knew from the time of her birth that we weren’t having any more. 

I cannot tell you what a little lady she […]

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Time is more precious than gold.  Once spent, it cannot be gotten back!  I don’t think I really respect that fact like I should each day. 
 Robert Orben said:
“Time flies.  It’s up to you to be the navigator.”
The navigator.  That’s powerful.  My place for the largest part of each day is of the highest authority in our home.  I am the navigator. 
I am responsible […]

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