by Joy Thacker | Oct 17, 2015
Homeschool mama are you weary? Are your days overflowing with: > laundry to wash, > meals to cook, and > children to be taught, > children to be fed > and children to be endlessly corrected? I know first hand how exhausting that can be. Sometimes you’re so worn...
by Joy Thacker | Aug 7, 2015
by Joy Thacker | Jul 7, 2015
It was an ordinary day, doing ordinary work, UNTIL It stopped wringing the clothes. The washer. What a nuisance. Guess I’ll be wringing clothes out by hand until we get a new one. Oh bummer. Another step, and more time. I wasn’t counting on this. How...
by Joy Thacker | Jun 28, 2015
We’re more likely to fall short, make mistakes, and cause hurtful things to happen when life is stressful, or even just too busy. Relationships with our children, or anyone, can quickly sting at times like these. There is something specific, however, that we can...
by Joy Thacker | Apr 7, 2015
Beginning strong is easy. Ending well, however, takes great skill and effort. I want to end well. Like Elwood did. I want the echo of healthy robust relationships, which I’ve nurtured, to be an inspiration to others. That’s what he did. Just an everyday...
by Joy Thacker | Jan 17, 2015
Innocent, clean, and white, it was sitting unwelcome atop my dresser. This rather large lidded box was intruding on my space. I’ve been ignoring it for several months knowing it would take time to sort and purge it’s contents. I didn’t want to spend...
by Joy Thacker | Oct 19, 2014
“The thief comes only to steal kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 It was October 1, 2006 a colorful October Sunday morning. My husband Rob, our three boys, and I were out for a little adventure. We were traveling some...
by Joy Thacker | Feb 25, 2014
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by Joy Thacker | Feb 8, 2014
They always bring us a smile . . . the funny valentine’s with the cute clever sayings. They delight us. Likewise, the endearing words our young children exclaim charm us. I created a simple system for collecting my children’s funny sayings that has...
