Who is behind 1+1+1=1? Carisa! We are a Christian missionary family living and serving in the inner city America. We have lived and served as missionaries here for over 5 years now. We come from the suburban south, where I was a public school Kindergarten teacher for 4 1/2 years. I was also a professional…
Top 10 Tuesday: Things I Thought I’d Never Say
We all said we’d never say that when we became parents. But it turns out our parents were right and before you knew it, those words were coming out of your mouth too. What things did you promise you’d never say to your kids but find yourself saying now? photo credit: Nina Matthews Photography 1…”You…
3 In 30: Week Two {April}
Another week has ended, and we’ve reached the middle of the month! How are your goals coming along?? {Have you read about the changes that April brought to the 3in30 Challenge?} — This week we’re excited to introduce you to our sponsor for the month: ListPlanIt!! Our sponsor this month has what you need to…
The Homeschool Mothers Journal -13-
In my life this week… For the first time in a few weeks, I stayed on my laundry schedule. Many of ya’ll know that I am a lover of laundry, but the past few weeks, we’ve ben so busy that life has taken over and my laundry has been off schedule. I also have been…
A New Season
It’s a new season! What a blessing it was for me help Master Books grow their online presence by hosting Twitter parties for them over the last few months! I just loved putting together a team of book reviewers for them and I enjoyed the friendships that were created even more! Now that MasterBooks is…
Melissa & Doug Deluxe Puppet Theater {review & giveaway}
We have lots of pretend play here around out house. With two boys running through our house, imagination is a thing that is always taking place here. When Melissa & Doug contacted me to do a review of their Deluxe Puppet Theater I was stoked. This is something we have always had our eye on…

