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Thankful for 2020

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  I had in my mind to write a post on the good parts of 2020, mostly because I needed reminding that it was still a good year, despite innumerable difficult parts!  I knew I would have a little bit of time between baths and when Ben returned home with the food pantry load that needs sorted tonight. Somehow in that space of time, the five year old managed to splash the entire contents of the tub all over the bathroom and down the hall, which of course made the kitchen ceiling leak...again.  Thankfully it had been mudded but not yet painted from the last bathroom catastrophe.  I was still in the middle of cleaning up the frying oil in the kitchen from dinner when all of this happened.  Sort of made me feel ungrateful for 2020 again! So before I forget...here are some bright spots in 2020 for our family.  Add some of yours in the comments! Three of my children got saved this year - Liberty, Nehemiah, and Henry Our church got kicked out of the public school.  While this still feels like a
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Christmas Visualized Hymn - "Who Is He in Yonder Stall?"

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Elaine requested that we sing Who Is He in Yonder Stall? for our hymn this month.  This is my favorite Christmas song, though only the first line talks about the nativity.  The song tells the story of what Jesus did on earth.  He came as a baby so that He could die, and now He has resurrected and rules through the earth from His throne in heaven.   Who Is He in Yonder Stall?  is written differently in different hymnbooks.  Some separate each line of the stanzas into their own short stanzas.  I learned it with two couplets per stanza before the chorus.  I also have usually heard this sung with several choruses omitted, to shorten the length of the song.  My PDF includes three choruses, but you can just print pages 3-4 again if you would like to include the refrain after each stanza. I usually laminate my song and attach the pages with jump/binder rings.  For this hymn, I put my pages together to hang vertically making one complete verse, and changing the page to view the chorus and illu
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Thursday Tip: DIY Clean Shower!

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Years ago I used to follow a blog that hosted a "Works-for-me-Wednesday" blog party.  I learned a lot of homemaking tips!  This one has stuck for years... If you want to keep your shower and tub soap-scum free, just fill a dishwand scrubbie with half vinegar and half blue dawn dish soap.  When you are in the shower, use the wand to give your tiles a quick scrub.  It makes it very easy to get the grout clean too!  Because you don't have to drag out a bunch of cleaning supplies and get on your hands and knees, I find it is easier to be consistent in keeping things shiny!  I would put the dish soap in first, then the vinegar.  Store it upright like pictured below so the soap doesn't drip out in between showers.  Give it a quick shake and scrub away! What's your best homemaking hack!
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Wordless Wednesday: Backyard fort

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Location: The Bronx, NY 10463, USA
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Scripture Thoughts for Uncertain Days

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Psalm 42:11
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Peter Tobias, 8 Months

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I have learned a lot this month! I can crawl on my knees, pull up to standing, walk along furniture, eat more food with my new tooth, and sleep through the night. I love the piano and can’t wait to learn to play it myself. I melt mommy’s heart all the time with my hugs and smiles. What can you do??? Peter's best friend...Simon Mama loves cuddles I can do my sippy cup!
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Bullet Journaling

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This year I moved away from the Homemaker's Friend planner to try something new.  I really  like the layout of the Homemaker's Friend, and I LOVE the Scriptures on each weekly spread and tabbed divider.  But, I felt like the cover stock was a little too thin and I just wore it out far before the year was done.  I also did not use several of the sections at the back on a regular basis.  I tried having the coil removed and punching the pages to put in a binder, but I lost too much of the edge in doing so. A friend had been posting about Bullet Journaling on her blog, so I decided to give it a try!  I really like it!  I purchased a Moleskin hardbound journal with grid lines inside, and each week I hand draw my planner spread.  I now follow several "bujo" (bullet journal) idea pages on Instagram, and I have incorporated several of their items into my own bujo planner.  However, for me the bullet journal is not an art book or a mood tracker.  I just want the weekly calen
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