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New and Exciting Things and A Little Injury

If you’ve read my blog for more than five years, you’ll remember me talking about therapy dog training a lot. We had the smartest little cocker spaniel, Mavis, and we worked so hard on training her for therapy work. While it didn’t work out in the way I wanted it to, I never let that dream go.

Puppy training classes at Petco with cocker spaniel and AKC Star Puppy Test

Out of that experience, I learned a lot about trusting God, training dogs, and I gained a lifelong friend who is now Mavis’ owner. (more…)

12 Things From Life Lately

1. I just finished reading my 31st book (this one) for 2023. Will I make it to 50 this year?! That’s the goal, but I think I’ve only achieved it once since beginning this blog, lol.

2. We had our first day of homeschool co-op this week! It was cool to see everything come together and Sadie said she had a great time with new and old friends, learning about America, Zoology (she even has a textbook!), and doing physical education.

Mom holding kids in front of homeschool co-op

3. Packing up to spend the day at our church for the co-op was no joke! Lunches, textbooks, diapers, water bottles, lesson plans, and more. I felt like a pack mule loading everything into our car! (more…)