Way to go wanting to have a quiet time!!  You know you need the Lord to strengthen you if you are going to be a great mom.  You absolutely cannot do it without Him, just coasting with your own power.  But how can we get that quiet time done??  I think we have ALL struggled with that at times. Terri’s Method: I recommend Terri Maxwell’s book,Managers of Their Homes.  The number one priority of that

I emailed my good friend with questions about digestion problems I have been having, and she had some great ideas.Q: I have been having some issues with my digestion lately, and I wondered what you recommend.  I have trouble when I eat foods high in fat, even good fat.  Also beans and sugar are giving me trouble.  Ox bile capsules?  Enzymes?  A-F betafood? I have been taking HCL before problematic foo

Question:I was wondering if you had any advice about how to get my 3 1/2 year old boy to sleep for a nap when he’s really keyed up? Like… say when he comes back from going into town (always exciting for him) or if we do anything different. Sometimes it takes him an entire hour to wind down and actually close his eyes and go to sleep. He gets *so* wound up that he is almost hyper, and nothing I

Q:  My son seems to always identify with Goliath instead of David.  Why does he want to play that he is a “bad guy”? A: All of my boys have gone through that stage of being obsessed with Goliath and bad guys.  It has usually been a really long stage, I am sorry to say!  My 7-year-old is reeeeeeally into it right now. None of my boys could understand that Goliath LOST the battle.  He was just bigg

I just found this article that says magnesium and vitamin E may be helpful for migraines that ladies have: http://www.relieve-migraine-headache.com/HeadWay-menstrual-migraine.html There are lots of other good articles about other kinds of migraines on that site, too.

This is from a friend of mine that has just had bad varicose veins during her pregnancy. Oh, I have come to live with my varicose veins. Veins have swelled where I didn’t even know I had veins and my legs are so purple they look like an 80 year old’s. But, the Lord is good. That has really been my only problem this pregnancy so I really have nothing to complain about. I will tell you what has been the g

You can get discounts if you do a search for ACE rather than purchasing it directly from School of Tomorrow, because you can order it from a warehouse, not from the publisher.  I have done that before and gotten old versions of the curriculum.  The new versions are better, though, so I might not do that again. BUT it might not matter for first grade.   It was the older grades that I didn’t like the former

We all (including our 1 yr. old) take 1 teaspoon of cod liver oil every day.   Well, when I remember and make sure it all happens, which is not always! Anyway, it has helped us so much with fighting sicknesses and other things.  I know it sounds disgusting, but I actually look forward to it now that I’m used it.  We get the lemon-flavored Nordic Naturals Arctic Cod Liver Oil, and it doesn’t taste fis

Many of you have heard about how my son Micah got his Bachelors Degree in Social Sciences by the time he was 18. The way he did college is:cheaper more protected from the world quicker more flexible.Micah’s entire degree only cost $8,000.  God was so good! Now Micah is getting a Master of Arts in Theological Studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, all online.  It is a very conservative semin

Increasing my calcium (good to take at bedtime because it helps you go to sleep.  Hey, I need to go take some calcium and get off the computer!  Ha.) and iron helped my teeth grinding/clenching and biting the inside of my mouth.  Also going to the chiropractor is helping.   Be sure to never take iron and calcium at the same time because they cancel each other out!Foods like oranges and tomatoes help the b

I heard that for a big family to sell a  house, it is often way more effective to make it look like a small family lives there.  Apparently people need to “feel” that it is the right house, and if it is set up for several children, it may not feel right to them.  I mentioned that to somebody one time, and it made the difference!What do I mean?  Well, if you have several sets of bunk beds, you mi