Motherhood is a marathon. Enjoy the run.
I have spent hours researching what books and materials I will need for the five homeschoolers I will have next year. I will have a 7th grader, a 4th grader, a 2nd grader,a Kindergartner, a pre-schooler and a toddler for the 2010 school year, not to mention a brand new, bouncing baby boy. I'm going to have to have my materials ready. I am going to have to be geared up, have my act … [Read more...]
Another weekly menu from the Ferguson Kitchen: I won't put days of the week, because I might change my mind what I want to cook on what day, but here's the menu that I will use to make my grocery list. Vegetable Beef Stew and Cornbread Lemon Chicken, Rice, and Green Beans Black Bean Tacos with (of course) Guacamole, Pico and Sour Cream Chicken with Asparagus/Green Leaf Salad and … [Read more...]
It's not rocket science, the fact that an actual marathon runner slows their pace and adjusts their speed to conserve energy in order to be able to complete their race. Why would it be any different for a mother? Sometimes motherhood is so much harder than at other times. I find that for me personally, winters are my roughest season. It never fails that just in time to coincide with … [Read more...]
Many of you have asked me to post our weekly menu. The following is what we're eating for dinner this week. Monday - Taco Salad with Homemade Pico, Guac, Organic Chips and Salsa Tuesday - Baked Chicken, Brown Rice, Steamed Veggies and Salad Wednesday - Garlic Spaghetti, Salad and Bread Thursday - Baked Tilapia, Quinoa, Steamed Veggies, Salad, and Rolls Friday - We eat out on … [Read more...]
With my first two babies, I failed the one hour glucose tolerance test, so I had to do the three hour test. (Which means, by the way, that you have to drink DOUBLE the amount of the nasty "melted orange popsicle crap" than you do at the first test.) It wasn't that big of a deal back then, (can't believe I just said "back then") since I either had no child or only one. A decade plus … [Read more...]
Pregnancy is fun and adventurous and miraculous. It never gets old. To get to take part in growing a life, to get to watch your belly as that life grows, giving proof of life inside, is simply amazing. Each doctor or midwife appointment holds new excitement as a mother gets to hear the baby's heartbeat, find out how much her uterus has grown to accomodate her growing child, or even see her … [Read more...]
I used to not really have to think about it. When we needed food, I noticed and drove to the store with my one or two children and perused the aisles non-chalantly, maybe haphazardly even, picking up random items according to their likeability. I remember hoping that somehow the items in my cart would come together on a few plates here and there that next week, and also, that I didn't cause myself … [Read more...]
Some days people might think it's really funny that Drew puts on five pairs of clean underwear. I don't laugh, most of the time. I just think of the extra laundry and how he must have destroyed his underwear drawer. Some might find it comical the way Hayden makes jokes or asks if we can walk on Uranus when he's supposed to actually be doing his multiplication facts. I mostly pull my hair … [Read more...]
Burying your mother is nothing short of life-draining. Burying your mother that you love so dearly is tragic. Burying your mother when she was so young, just 56, and when you were so young, just 34, is horrible-awful-ugly. And sad. I stayed in a state of complete fear and dread for many years as a little girl, that I would lose my mother. I loved her like most little girls love … [Read more...]
Thank you George Barna, for taking your question, my question, to thousands of successful parents and determining WHY and HOW they were able to raise children who grew up to love God, who were, in essence, spiritual champions. If there is anything in this world that I am passionate about, it is THIS: RAISING OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE GOD WITH ALL THEIR HEARTS, MINDS, SOULS, AND STRENGTH. It's a … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Brandy, and I'm so glad you're here! I hope you'll kick off your shoes and stay a while!
As a homeschooling mom of eight boys, I find lots to talk about, including the challenges and beauty of this amazing season of motherhood. It is indeed a marathon. Thanks for joining me!
