I was giving him what for. He was 5 years old and should have known better. I didn’t have time to deal with such childishness. Next time he had better think before he pulled some crazy stunt like that again. My finger was wagging as fast as my tongue. I was on a roll giving…
Jen Shepherd 
About: Amy
- Website:
- http://www.raisingarrows.net
- Amy is the homeschooling mother of soon-to-be 6 living children and a precious little girl named Emily in Heaven. You can find Amy blogging about the joy and grief of raising these wonderful little arrows at Raising Arrows.
Author Archives: Amy
Balance
I’ve never been fond of New Year’s Resolutions, possibly because I struggle so much at keeping them and hate to set myself up for failure. However, when I was asked to offer thoughts for the new year here, I decided to look at it as an exercise in goal-setting, rather than focusing on “resolving” something….
What We Share
A year ago tomorrow, I was in the throes of birthing our 6th child. It was an emotional time for us as a couple. Less than a year earlier we had watched our 5th child die, now we were moments from her younger brother being born. 2008 held misery. The early morning hours of 2009…
To Be Discreet
“to be discreet” Titus 2:5a Thousands of women log onto forums, blogs, Facebook and Twitter accounts each and every day in order to speak their minds. The internet age has afforded us the opportunity to say whatever we want whenever we want, and we are all clamoring to be heard. But, what are we saying?…
Being a Titus 2 Woman, No Matter Your Age
I am one of those people who loves to learn new things. I see some crafty thing at a store or in a magazine and I immediately think, “I should try that!” If I tried to learn every new thing I think would be fun to learn, I would be busy 24 hours a day…
Beginnings
There are bits of cucumber and tomato that never quite make it into the salad. The kitchen floor is lightly dusted with flour. She’s asked about a million times if she can lick the spoon and I’m pretty sure she did when I wasn’t looking. She is four and she is standing on a stool…
"Quiet" Times
We are pleased to welcome Amy from Raising Arrows today At The Well Once upon a time I got up every morning at 6:30 am, made myself a mug of gourmet coffee, and sat on my front porch reading my Bible. It was a time when I could sit alone in the quiet of nature…
Administration Login