Welcome to my blog! I’m Tom’s wife and the mom/homeschool teacher to five great children - and yes, I’m “too young to be their mother!”

I chose Proverbs 30:25 as my theme verse because it is a quick reminder to me keep pushing, while I try to balance being a wife, mom, friend, neighbor, church member, freelance writer, gardener, cook, housekeeper, counselor… so many things. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and feel very small with so much on my plate. Even though the ants are but little creatures, they accomplish great things because of their preparation. I have observed that ants are quite flexible and have endurance - if they have a huge object placed in their path, they don’t stop working! They either climb over it or go around. Proverbs 6:6-8 also talks about the ant, “Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise, Which, having no chief, Officer or ruler, Prepares her food in the summer, And gathers her provision in the harvest.” Ants make for an interesting unit study!

I tend to be very transparent in life, as I realize that everything is open and laid bare before the Lord (Hebrews 4:13-16) and that I have nothing to hide from God or from others. Blogging helps to hold me accountable to what I believe, because it solidifies it in writing. I hope that my blog is of encouragement to those who read it and that it will convey the testimony of one whose life is not her own, but bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:17-20).

Still want to know more? Check out the colophon on my husband’s blog.