The chicken and the egg Shanda Smith July 9, 2016 A Life Worth Living, Family My chicken laid an egg today. It is darling, only about the size of my Thumb. I noticed last week she has been a bit frantic. The rooster seems on edge as well and none of the three (one duck) wanted me to e...
Hiring an interior designer Shanda Smith June 4, 2016 A Life Worth Living, Cleaning, Family Have you ever considered hiring an interior designer? Well I have, almost weekly. In fact, I have a friend who is amazing and she has helped me tremendously over the years. But my home i...
Bless this Rainy Day Shanda Smith March 31, 2016 A Life Worth Living, Family Bless this day, as the rain trickles down the side of our house. A warm cup of coffee in my hands and the blessed knowledge than I need not do more than sit here and sip-by-sip make my way to the bottom of this...
7 Reasons I love my ugly house Shanda Smith July 21, 2015 Family, Organizing One thing you will not see on this blog is page after page of home decorating tips and tricks. Because I am the baddest of bad when it comes to home décor. Whatever gene allows someone to see a be...
Get caught up Shanda Smith July 21, 2015 A Life Worth Living, Family, Parenting Having children has definitely taught me one very important lesson: My house will never be tidy again. I clean, disinfect, scrub toilets, and keep the refrigerator and floors as un-sticky as possible. But, the...
Homeschool – At home but not alone Shanda Smith March 26, 2015 Family, Homeschool, Homeschool, Parenting Do you homeschool? Have you considered Homeschooling? Did you answer yes to either of those questions? Then a 3rd question is in order. Have you been to a homeschooling conference? If you hav...
4.5Stars! Teach Them Diligently Homeschool conference Nashville Comprehensive Review Shanda Smith March 26, 2015 Family, Homeschool, Homeschool, Product Reviews 1 Teach Them Diligently Homeschool Conference held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel Nashville 2015 Event and Venue Review Review Criteria: Safe, Clean, Convenient, Value, Orderly, Overall, Repeat purchase...
To the lovely couple who sat in front of us tonight at church Shanda Smith March 12, 2014 Family, Parenting Tonight was the first night my daughter attended church service in a huge arena. I thank you for your patience. I know it is never easy to concentrate when a small person is acting like a small pe...
Coconut products – 5 Healthy ways to use Coconut Shanda Smith February 22, 2014 Family, Recipes We started our families coconut journey looking for ways to add health benefits to the things we were already eating. (Feel free to assume that means we added fiber to non-fibrous food items.) But, I have to sa...
Time goes too quickly – 5 ways to help time stand still Shanda Smith January 8, 2014 Family My typical early morning routine is snuggling with Swag after he transplants himself from his bed to ours. His little mouth parted in deep sleep and sharing my pillow. It is a great way to spend the last hour...