Glory Itches

Summertime is the time for peaches! And if you are like many of the people in my family, you wish you could enjoy their fresh taste all yea...

We have gardens. And we have an entire clan of rabbits living in our yard. For years we've lost the battle of the bunnies. But this y...

For over a year now we've been making our own laundry detergent. With such a huge family the cost of detergent was eating huge chunks ...

Christmas is only a few days away. Hopefully you've made good headway on your shopping, cards, baking, and preparations. But if you...

Little plastic bricks of varying shapes and sizes. Red, yellow, green, blue, gray, black, and white. Hair pieces, heads, weapons, legs, and...

A certain little two year old in my life loves playing with magnets and stickers. He actually likes anything that can be put somewhere and ...

As our kids are getting older, we've enjoyed using an advent calendar through the month of December. For years we've talked of doin...

Often when I research things about large families, I come up with tips for families that have only 2-4 children. We are a family of 8 (soon...

When we moved here six and a half years ago, I began begging to tear out the carpet in the dining room. And last week it finally happened! ...