“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,” James 1:17. We teach our children that everything we do is to be done for the glory of God. Whether that is sports, art, singing, housework, crocheting, we should use our gifts for God’s kingdom. This is hard, and I fail all of the time.… Continue reading For Good
I have a confession to make: Sometimes I click on the ads that pop up on Facebook. *gasp* Sometimes it’s for a very good cause though. This was the case with the Annie’s Caring Crochet Kit Club. For about $20 a month, you receive a crochet project that is designed to be made then donated… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for Giving
I feel like everyone has that elusive project that they just can’t master. For me, it’s been socks. I’ve been enamored by beautiful sock yarn in the past and decided to try making them. They ended up HUGE. Every. Single. Time. Frustrated, I even purchased a sock-knitting loom. No success there either. Last month’s Happy… Continue reading Sock Success!
My kids are homeschooled, but we have a once a week Community Day where we meet with others in the area who are also using the Classical Conversations curriculum. Tomorrow, we celebrate Valentine’s Day. It’s a practice I normally would have scoffed at, but there are a lot of things my kids don’t get to… Continue reading The Day About LOVE
I’ve been subscribing off and on to Happy Yarn Mail for the past eight months. It is exactly what it says. Happy. Yarn. Mail. I will say what was good got even better. A month ago, Sewrella announced that the HYM format would change. Instead of charging $39 plus shipping for the pattern, yarn, and extras, she… Continue reading Happy Yarn Mittens
I enjoyed my Happy Yarn Mail so much that I went searching for another crochet subscription service. I found Darn Good Yarn. It is cheaper at only $10/month plus shipping. This service has high quality yarn (you might say “darn good yarn”) and is unique in that it comes with knit and crochet instructions for… Continue reading Darn Good Yarn
