  WAIT! This post is a continuation from previous day.  Be sure and read Part I first...  So there are things that we know... and then there are things that we K-N-O-W.  One kind of knowing is [...]
Recently, Jessie (Mr. Hurst) and I had an opportunity to have a couple of days together alone, sans kids, and therefore had a little more time than normal to look each other in the eye, remember that we actually do [...]
This weekend I had the privilege of sharing at my church's annual women's conference. Â One of those sessions was on the topic of "Raising Kingdom Kids". Â At the end of this session, I mentioned that I had brought a recommended [...]
Can I just be honest? I have worked really hard over the years to do motherhood well. I have read books, made frugal and wise decisions, cooked healthy meals for my family, and maintained some sense of rhythm and order [...]
Me & my three sons (while on vacation last year) Today I took my three boys, ages 10, 8, and 4 to Target. The oldest two had money from birthdays and grandma that was burning a hole in [...]
Chrystal's Chronicles Repost (6/19/13): Â We were on a family trip to Houston when I captured these moments with my two oldest boys, then ages 4 and 2, with their great Aunt. Â I was struck with how simply and happy childhood [...]
Chrystal's Chronicles Repost (6/13/13) - I was mothering through the teenage years seven years ago and I'm in the thick of it again now. Parenting in general is not for the faint of heart. Parenting teenagers is like working out [...]
 Note: Did you leave a comment on yesterday's post so that you are entered in the giveaway?  You've got one more day to celebrate YOU! Winners will be announced Friday morning.  On the way home from Bible Study last night, [...]
The girls went out last night. Â Me, Mommy, Priscilla, Kanika (sis-in-love), & Wynter (cousin) met each other for a minute to look each other in the eyes, laugh, and cackle. Sunday didn't work out to be the best day for [...]
Update (04/13/15):  It's hard to believe how fast time has past.  When I originally wrote this post, I had been homeschooling for four years,  It's now been 12 years that we've been on this journey. The daughter for whom this post is [...]
