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No. The answer is no.

    I used to say upon learning something new about my relationship with Christ or His Church, or my marriage – THIS is gonna take forever to figure out. I said it half joking but the other half was...

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Liberal Nightmare

Every liberals worst nightmare happened in my house tonight. (though we are exactly like the Heck’s in the Middle, we are also, exactly the opposite) um, no, not this either. I’ll try to paint you a...

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Convention Reflections

I watched the Republican Convention every evening this week, from around 6 pm CST until the closing gavel. I worked while I watched and I thoroughly enjoyed my week doing so. Yes, I’ll watch the...

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More time for awesome

I’m just gonna say it. I am brilliant. I’m sitting on the main floor and it’s quiet and wonderful. In a stroke of sheer inspiration some months ago I decided there would NO television on the main floor...

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Proverbs 31

If you’re my facebook friend and you’re tired of seeing my ebay posts or books and stuff for sale. I apologize and if you need to unsubscribe please, feel free. I can’t stand … can’t stand facebook...

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Democrat Convention Photo

The first photograph from the 2012 Democrat National Convention Filed under: A Housewife on a Soapbox Tagged: #democratconvention

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Fall Transition List

This is essentially my to do list as I reclaim my home. I don’t even realize that I have been overtaken and then suddenly somehow it occurs to me. Usually when I have fruit flies. It was the potatoes...

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Reality beats Fantasy

Not sure why I keep getting these totally gross, completely tacky and tasteless invitations to some “all male revue” with the words “forbidden fantasy” in them but every time I see them I feel like I...

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Counting on faith to overcome the sense of failure

Maybe I can write my way out? Today I feel like a complete an utter failure. My head knows that I’m not and I can honestly say I put in a solid day’s work. I gave it my all today. I do (almost) every...

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to the point HS advice

Dear Homeschool Mommies, I know you are filled with doubts. I would stay home day after day and think, oh I must be doing something wrong. We need to more, we need to be out, we need more activities,...

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Article 24

Before I go to about a dozen political posts, and oh I SO could. I have some homeschooling stuff to mention. Confession Time: I am doing, a co-op. Actually 2. Although one prefers to be referred to as...

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A pirate’s life for me

In my mind I hear Rod Stewart. It’s 1984 and I have big hair. But he isn’t singing, “infatuation” he is singing “exacerbation”. It’s sort of my  own little MS theme song. Whenever parts of my body...

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Never thought of Scientologist and Christians like this

It occurred to me today that those Christians who believe in Bible Alone faith aren’t that different from Scientologists who built their own faith from a book. Alas, no one discuss Bible History with...

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Mom SoS

I’m not a card carrying Hillary Clinton Fan Club member. I know, shock, awe, the whole deal. It occurred to me this morning as I recalled intense negotiations in the kitchen over chore duties among my...

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Happy Halloween

The pumpkin scones are perfect, actually perfect. The dutch apple cobbler, divine. Butterscotch chocolate chip cookies, gooey deliciousness. Macaroni and Cheese is warm and wonderful in the crock pot....

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Words Words Words

The Halloween Recovery is a slow process today. Collapsing on the couch and sleeping there until 3 am I failed to take my medicine and returning to a healthy balance today has been a challenge. If you...

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Easy Cobbler

I am so hesitant to do this because I am no Pioneer Woman and this is NOT a food blog – ha! but I like easy foods and this is so easy and so good. One box of yellow cake mix One can of pie filling –...

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In other news…

So I had a really fabulous hair day. Yesterday and today, really just so amazing. Here is my recipe for great hair… 1. Shower 2. Shampoo 3. Condition Isn’t it really just life altering when you have...

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Cheaper, Fresher, not so bad

It’s not for effect or drama that I often talk about saving a few nickels. Times are tight in my household. As the manager of day-to-day operations here the responsibility is mine to find ways to save...

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He walks with me

Truth. I let the kids sleep in because this quiet time is so precious to me. This morning Jesus wanted to talk to me about tithing. About living up to the mature Christian that I am. There is no...

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