Simple Purposeful Living

October2016 Pictures

November 1, 2016

October was a FULL month. I am not sure we could have packed much more in. I always love taking a look back...We took a few trips to the Orchard. We always love to swim in the corn pool, pick pumpkins, eat cider doughnuts, sling apples and feed the animals! Lucy had her

Family Memories

Happy Halloween 2016

October 31, 2016

We had a great Halloween weekend. We started off with a trip to Daddy's work on Friday to get all sorts of treats! Lucy was all smiles at the beginning...By the end, she was ready to sample! The other two were obliging in hopes they would be rewarded in sugar!Then today, we enjoyed

Halloween· Seasonal Activities

Pumpkin Parable

October 25, 2016

Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night.

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Favorite Aldi Products

October 20, 2016

It's time to go window shopping again and this time we are heading to get groceries! Long story short, we built a house 3 years ago and when you do that you don't pay taxes for a few years and then you do when they catch up on assessments. We knew it was coming but still when you pay 2

Family Memories

A trip to the Orchard…

October 17, 2016

It has been a yearly tradition to head out to our local orchard. Now, calling it simply "an orchard" is an understatement. You can buy a season pass and it is chalk full of stuff to do. My parents always love coming so we pick a date way in advance to go together. This year,

Family Memories

September 2016 Pictures

October 12, 2016

Every month I love to do a little look back and recap of what our family was up to the previous month. A lot can happen in about 30 days! September ushered in fall and one word encapsulates life around here -- FOOTBALL (my husband even has me in a couples fantasy football league, I think