Mama Kay’s Reflections

We’ve been having lots of discussions about church at our house lately. Please go visit my dh’s blog and comment on what you think church is.

We had our convention this past weekend and it was wonderful as usual! It’s so nice to spend time with friends, listen to encouraging speakers and shop for homeschooling books!

My favorite session was Shelley Noonan’s Mentoring Your Daughters. She talked about purposefully teaching your daughters. She recommended spending 1 hour each week one-on-one time with [...]

Our home inspection did not go well—the home inspector suggested we gut the house keeping only the structure, foundation and roof if we fixed it. Then the termite inspector found a huge nest and said the termites had been feasting for several years and we would have to test every stud. Finally, the mold inspector [...]

A couple weeks ago we went to IHOP for breakfast and I had the most wonderful carrot cake pancakes. They were so good I decided to make our own. Here’s the recipe I came up with.

2 cups whole wheat floor
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 [...]

After years of talking, months of looking and planning—we have a contract on our first piece of land. It is a 1500 sq ft house with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths on 3.3 acres in a rural area just outside of town. Still in the desert but this is our practice place. Our chance to [...]

This is a commercial from Germany promoting having children. It’s amazing!