I hardly know where to start to catch you up on where we are now as a family. The past three years have been the most difficult of all of our lives, but through it all God has been so good to us providing for all our needs and protecting us. Currently we have changed …
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Friday File 76
This has been a busy winter break but a good one. I wrote out a list of things to do, and I think I accomplished about 80% of it so I'm happy. It's been nice to stay up late and sleep in. To not have the pressure of school every day. I'm not sure if …
Life Now
It's been almost six months since I last updated everyone on our family. Our summer was particularly difficult as we watched our husband and father slowly decline as the cancer took him from us little by little. Ultimately Hugo was granted his wish and was able to die at home peacefully in his own bed. …
Family Update
I think I owe everyone an explanation for why I haven't been around much. If you've been reading my blog you know that my husband has stage 4 bladder cancer. The cancer has been progressing. In May my husband had to do five radiation treatments on a lump on his neck. Radiation has different side …
Thoughts On Being the Oldest of EIGHT!
There are so few who know what it's like to grow up in a family with lots of children which means there are even less people who know what it's like to be the oldest of lots of siblings. I asked my oldest daughter to write about what it's like to be the oldest of …
The Post I Never Thought I’d Write
As the name of my blog – HEALTHY Simplicity – implies our family tries to live in a health-conscious way. This past summer we've had so many things that we believed about health turned upside down. Last June my husband started experiencing symptoms of what we assumed was kidney stones. This puzzled us because he …
Homemaking Quotes
Here are some quotes that encourage me when I'm discouraged with my "job". Do you have a favourite homemaking quote?
My Dad
Today is my dad's birthday! I thought I would introduce you to him by telling you all the things I appreciate about my dad. Here's my list in no particular order. Devoted - I know of two things that my dad is wholly devoted to: 1) The Lord. He loves the Lord with all his …
Our Back-to-School Party
We're kind of hit-and-miss about having a back-to-school party. It all depends on how rested I am at the end of the summer. One thing for sure, I always strive to keep it as simple as possible so I'm not adding to my stress load. Also, we generally have it the day before school starts …
Five Things I Like About My House
About two months ago we moved into a new house. There were many factors involved in making this move. The most important one was that we needed a house with an in-law suite for my parents. My parents currently are very active and healthy, but it was beginning to worry me in the back of …
Intentional Simplicity 