Random thoughts from a mom whose blessings are overflowing.
A couple of weeks ago Julia woke up with Silly Putty on her nightgown, the nightgown that I made her for Christmas, the nightgown she loved. It wasn’t her fault. Joseph had laid down beside her and they had both fallen asleep. Little did any of us know, but he had gone to bed with [...]
We rarely eat at restaurants. For one, the closest restaurants are 15 minutes away. Two, we have a family of 7, so eating out can be expensive. Three, since Joshua has food allergies (dairy, wheat, egg whites, soy) it isn’t always easy to find someplace that he can eat. Those are the reasons why I [...]
Last night we were watching a family movie. I had noticed that Joshua was busily writing something, but wasn’t sure what it could be. All of a sudden he jumped up and handed me a little note. The present he was referring to was a big hug. He gave one to my husband, Janna and [...]
You may remember that I set an ambitious goal of taking a picture each day and posting it. I really have enjoyed taking more pictures and trying to improve my skills. However, posting them each day was starting to feel like a chore. I felt like I needed to say something clever with each picture [...]
Today was my final cleaning task in my two week series of thoroughly cleaning my kitchen. Is it spotless? No. Keeping my kitchen clean is a never-ending task. However, I do feel better now that everything has been deep cleaned. Now, it will just be about maintaining a respectable level of cleanliness. :) This evening [...]
I am late posting my kitchen cleaning update because I have some sick boys who required a trip to the doctor. They will hopefully be back to normal very soon. Once we got home I was able to clean out the refrigerator. I did something I apparently rarely do, sweep under the fridge. The dust [...]
Today I tackled the job of cleaning my dishwasher and microwave using natural cleaning methods. Our dishwasher had been acting strange a few months ago, so we had taken everything out of the inside, basically taking it all apart. Then we washed all of the parts thoroughly. It was quite an ordeal, so today’s job [...]
Last week I shared about a free online quilting class where you can watch videos and get patterns to make 2 quilt blocks each month for 10 months. Then you can learn how to put your quilt blocks together to make a full-size quilt. Well, I didn’t want to share something with you that I [...]
This morning I spent quite a bit of time and used a little elbow grease in order to clean my oven. I have to say that this is not a favorite task of mine and the inside of my oven is usually neglected with regards to getting cleaned on a regular basis. I am about [...]
Welcome to Blessings Overflowing! My name is Jackie and I am a wife and mom to 5 beautiful children. This is my little corner of the blogosphere where you will find me rambling about such things as sewing, cooking, crochet, gardening, my family and more. [Read More …]
