Just a few days ago, we brought home a small batch of baby chicks from the farm store. That means every morning we are treated to a cheery chorus of peeps and cheeps. The children love to hold the tiny birds and stroke their fuzzy tummies. Sometimes the surprised baby birds are even treated to a quick smooch on the beak! We got a mix of baby Bantams, Americanas and Orpingtons. The children had all those chicks named within 24 hours, and the names were so cute, I wanted to share them with Continue Reading
I could never do that!
Quite often, when I tell someone that I have 5 children (update...now there are 6!), or that I home school, or that we raise and butcher our own meat, or that we cloth diaper, etc. etc. they will respond like this: "Oh, I could never do that!" Of course, this is not meant to be a criticism; they are just saying they think they can't do it for one reason or another. That response always brings to mind a saying I heard once from Dave Ramsey: "It doesn't matter if you think you can, or if you Continue Reading