Mama Kay’s Reflections

I can’t believe it is September already! We really enjoyed our August in Montana. Although there were a few 100 degree days the heat only lasted a few days at a time followed by some really lovely days. In fact, the month ended with temps in the 60s! Much better than our normal succession of [...]

281. Children doing their chores without complaining
282. Visiting with extended family
283. Dreams of our homestead
284. Friends getting their heart’s desire quickly
285. Fresh fruit from the Farmer’s Market
286. A nice breeze
287. Dry Erase Crayons—what a fabulous invention!
288. Kingdom Tales—what a wonderful allegory
289. Being able to keep in touch via email
290. A very thoughtful grandmother

Wow its been awhile since I updated my list. I’m going to try to be better about posting here…

261. Time with my quickly growing eldest daughter

262. Back to School shopping

263. My Father’s World: Countries & Cultures study

264. New Notebooks

265. New Routines

266. Fun VBS for the kiddos

267.  Storytime with my 2 year old

268. A cruising baby [...]

246. Late night talks with my husband
247. Beautiful piano music playing in the background
248. gentle rain
249. God watering our garden & trees
250. kids plugging away at their lessons quietly
251. bread rising
252. baby sleeping
253. school year coming to an end
254. a clean kitchen this morning
255. yummy foods coming out of the kitchen
256. my sister getting a [...]

236.  A baby boy who is on the mend
237. the school year is nearly over
238.  planting baby trees
239. getting to sleep in this morning
240.  chocolate cake & mint ice cream
241. my new Nutrimill
242. new music
243. new books
242. new kitchen tools
(Can you tell we just celebrated birthdays & Mother’s day?)
243. crazy spring weather
244. It is NOT [...]

221. Birthday weekends

222. Phone calls from loved ones

223. Rain

224. Hail—such a fascinating weather phenomenon (as long as its not the damaging kind)

225. God’s love captured in a necklace sweetly given to me by my husband

226. A new week

227. A new month

228. A growing baby boy

229. The light at the end of the tunnel for our [...]

211. Tulips blooming in our front yard

212. Perfect weather for 3potato’s birthday party at the park

213. Wonderful visit from my in-laws

214. Packets of potential in the form of seeds

215. Long talks with my dad on the phone

216. A sweet husband

217.  My Father’s World curriculum

218. 4potato’s love of  “school time”

219. Yummy golden potatoes wrapped in a [...]

197. Raw Milk once again!
198. Playing 4 square with the family after dinner
199. Reading Farmer Boy aloud to the family
200. Homemade Caramel Sauce
201. A Smiling Boy

202. Helpful 11 year old daughter
203. Nearing the end of a 2 year study with Mystery of History
204. Windy Spring Days
205. My Grandparents & getting to spend time with them [...]

I just finished reading Mary Ostyn’s A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising a Large Family. (Yes I actually finished reading a book!) This is exactly the kind of parenting book I would write if I were to write a book on parenting. Mary and her husband, John, are the parents of 10 kids ranging in [...]

We have sung this song at church lately and it has really spoken to me as I look back on the last few years. I really feel like we are heading into a season of harvest and the last line really struck me that after a time of harvest I need to sow the seed [...]