The Chatty Homemaker
Finding joy in every day life with a large family
Where has the Time Gone?
Time seems to move much too quickly. Where has the time gone? It seems like Aaron and I got married such a short time ago. Now we own a house, and have seven children here, and three we won’t meet until we get to heaven. We have seen many things that we prayed for together…
The Amazing Benefits of Joyful Diligence
What is diligence? So, what is diligence anyway? Diligence as defined in the Webster’s 1828 Dictionary is: Steady application in business of any kind; constant effort to accomplish what is undertaken; exertion of body or mind without unnecessary delay or sloth; due attention; industry; assiduity. I have found that there are a plethora of benefits…
My Mother’s Day Expectations and Real Life
My Mother’s Day expectations My Mother’s Day expectations were not too high to have played out in real life. At least I didn’t think they were. All I really wanted was for my kids all to sit with me at church. That did not happen. I also really wanted them to get along all day.…
There are Consequences to our Actions, Good, and Bad
Consequence defined Our actions have consequences. The word consequence defined in the Webster’s 1828 dictionary is this: Following, as the natural effect; Effect; that which follows a cause. The cause being our actions, and the effect being the consequence of our actions. One good example is the rain and rainbow. We need the rain, it…
What is Stargardt Disease?
Stargardt Disease is genetic Stargardt Disease is a genetic disease that was first discovered by German ophthalmologist Karl Stargardt in 1909. It usually shows up in childhood, but not always with severe symptoms. It is caused by an inherited, recessive mutations in the ABCA4 gene. The ABCA4 gene is located on chromosome 1, and is…
Not the Results we were Hoping For
Recap of the results from the first specialist Here is a short recap of the results we got from the first specialist and the results we were hoping for. We spent about an hour and a half in his office. They did a lot of testing, and imaging with his eyes dilated so they could…
More Simple Birthday Fun
Another birthday We had another birthday this week, and that means more simple birthday fun. Our little Micaiah turned 5 on Wednesday (yesterday). He was super excited, counting down the days until he turned the big number 5. Now he’s looking forward to 18. Yes, his little eyes are set on the future. Double digits,…
Unexpected News and a Drastic Change
Unexpected news Today’s I want to talk about a couple of things that took place this weekend. The first being a trip to the eye doctor, and some very unexpected news that we received there. The second is a drastic change that I made, and am loving. We have known for a couple of years…
The Amazing Beauty God Created in the Eclipse
God created the eclipse We know by reading Genesis chapter one that God created the earth, the sun, and the moon. He created the universe and all that exists therein. Therefore God created the eclipse. The Bible says in John 1:3 “All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that…
Blessed Beyond Measure and Grateful
We are so richly blessed The Lord has been so good to us. We are so richly blessed by him. He has given us a strong marriage, and seven beautiful, intelligent, healthy, God fearing children. We are blessed beyond measure and eternally grateful with these alone. Our great and loving God did not stop there…
