The grand total for this month is 17 books. Notice how that’s so much more than June or July? Do you know the two things that changed this month? #1: I quit Facebook. For something I didn’t think I was spending a lot of time on it sure did free up a lot of time in…
As much as I don’t like to admit it, summer is coming to an end. This week Raeca’s kindergarten teacher will be coming for a home visit (cue all the mixed emotions). I had good intentions of continuing to do some “afterschooling” with Raeca through the summer, but we ended up just soaking up and…
When Jared and I first got married life was crazy busy, for the first few years I was in university full-time (including the summers), I worked full-time in the summer and began and ran my photography business (think: weddings nearly every weekend). I think that plays a large part in why we didn’t eat very healthy…
Ever since I was a teenager I had a fairly clear overall purpose in life. I knew God had put Africa and orphans in my heart. I knew that desire would one day lead to adoption and also strongly believed I would do missions work in some capacity at some point. For 15 years I…
A few months ago Jared picked up two identical nightstands. Rae needed one for her room and I figured it wouldn’t be long before Ephraim would need one too. They were in good shape but obviously needed some sprucing up. I found myself a little over loaded with projects so it took me a while…
Once again, one of my goals for this year is to get out and explore Saskatchewan so a couple of weeks ago when my friend Robin asked if the kids and I wanted to head out to Petrofka Spring with her and her boys one morning I jumped at the chance! I had actually never…
