bread making ~ the prepared pantry

by Kaitlyn S. // June 15, 2017 // No Comments

My-oh-my. It’s been awhile since I have added to the ever-growing collection for this series. I have thought about different things to post…but not having a kitchen, then rendering myself incapacitated with a crock-pot, then being gone from home for... Continue reading →

dear graduate: an open letter

by Kaitlyn S. // June 1, 2017 // No Comments

Dear Class of 2017, My church had their baccalaureate service this past Lord’s Day, and as I watched it all unfold, so many memories came flooding back to me. Memories of schooldays, lessons learned, and knowledge gleaned. Memories of how... Continue reading →

one, two, three

by Kaitlyn S. // May 17, 2017 // No Comments

I am slowly gonna work my way into posting more regularly on Wednesdays again……though it may still be a bit sporadic =) Today I have not one, not two, but three book reviews. Books that I finished a couple months... Continue reading →

home

by Kaitlyn S. // May 1, 2017 // No Comments

Home. A simple four letter word — do you know the meaning of those four letters? For everyone, that simple four letter word will mean different things. Special memories, bittersweet sorrows, hugs and tears and laughter and love. O give... Continue reading →

peer culture

by Kaitlyn S. // April 5, 2017 // 1 Comment

So, we have everything together. Home-schooled, large families who are reformed in doctrine with an amazing home church. Perfectly raised, all the same, with so much in common. Right? Wrong. We have so much in common as a church, until... Continue reading →

times of growth

by Kaitlyn S. // March 26, 2017 // No Comments

I am up late, waiting to administer the last of my grandmothers IV antibiotics for the day. So I thought I would share with you a sweet email my 14 year old sister sent me this week. Everyone at home... Continue reading →

Dreams and Desires

by Kaitlyn S. // March 13, 2017 // 2 Comments

We all have dreams. We all have desires. No matter your age, no matter your gender, we all have things we want to accomplish, things we dream about in the depths of our hearts, and things we yearn after with... Continue reading →

Mark of the King

by Kaitlyn S. // March 12, 2017 // No Comments

I am working on a real update for this blog….which I will (hopefully) post sometime in the near future. Until then, I am waaay overdue at posting this book review. Which book I received back in January, finished in February,... Continue reading →

Oh, the Lessons I’ve Learned….

by Kaitlyn S. // January 25, 2017 // No Comments

I’d like to share with you some of the things I am learning as I am away from my family for the indefinite future, in the hopes that it will encourage you and possibly learn some things easier than I... Continue reading →

Gossip — Destruction from Within

by Kaitlyn S. // January 25, 2017 // No Comments

Gossip is something we encounter everywhere. We have all witnessed it and maybe even we are guilty of being in on it. Being a part of the group that has nothing better to do than waste time in speculation and... Continue reading →