It's the Little Things....

Some days the drudgery of the same ol' same ol' gets to us.  We can either fall into the same ol' same ol' pit....OR....we can find joy in the little things.   

I don't always write about homeschool ideas or homeschool tips.  Sometimes it's the little things that keeps me going.  The things I would miss if she wasn't with me all the time. 

Let me tell you a fun story. 

My husband is a country boy.  Not a dumb country boy like the typical stereotype.  He's an intelligent, hard working country boy with a cute accent. 

I have always joked with my handsome husband about his big (ger than normal) nose, extra long eyebrows (you know, the grandpa kind that curl up when they get too long), and his thick accent. 

So when I was pregnant with Katie, he would threaten me that she was going to have all those features of his!  Then he would talk in this horrifying high pitch back woods country voice and swear she was going to talk like that for her first words. 

Vanity...I know.  Lord forgive me.
But one good blow from the air conditioner could cause a wreck in the car if we don't keep his eyebrows trimmed!

Well, he was right (minus the voice).  She has all those features of his. He makes a beautiful girl :)

So today we were face painting.  The face paint got all over her eyebrows...and I mean thick!  So I was rubbing and rubbing and it just wouldn't come out.  I noticed her eyebrows were really long. I thought a trim could help us out a little.

"Katie, you're eyebrows are just like Daddy's. Baby, how can you see?" I smiled picking at her a little.  "Let me trim them real quick."

Katie says, "Noooooo Mom.  I like being like Daddy." 

I pulled her close to me and she wrapped her hands around my waist.  I looked down at her pretty little face and said softly, "Honey, I love that you are just like Daddy.  Did you know Daddy asks me to trim his eyebrows?"

She smiled and willingly submitted to a good ol' fashion Whitehouse eyebrow trimming session.  

When it was over, she hugged me tightly and said, "Mom, you're my best friend."

Just like Daddy.  A little eyebrow trimming transforms the soul. (and vision)

I am so glad she's just like Daddy.

"He's a nice Daddy. And I love him so. He's my favorite man. He's the best of all. I love my Daddy.  Especially mom.  He's worth every little bit I know." ~Katie



"The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him" Proverbs 20:7

Life is Short

If I had three last words
what would they be?
I love you, I'll miss you,
or comfort my family?

What would I say with only three
to give some hope to those I leave?

What if I never get the chance to utter those last three?
Will I know beyond a doubt where I will spend eternity?

The time is now
Don't hesitate
You're still alive
it's not too late

Just like the thief next to my Lord
He was a crook that was abhorred.

He was a sinner
Just like me
Who begged the Lord
"Remember me"

Will your living words be this simple plea?
"Jesus is Lord. God please forgive me."

~written by Lacey and Katie Whitehouse

Katie and I began writing this poem when we found out our friends were murdered in a shooting. It's not that we were really really close friends but we had done things together on several occasions.

Life is so short.

Our friends were in the safety of their home when a shooter came into the house.  In an instant, they breathed their last breath.

I had a conversation with my friend about 2 years ago at lunch. I asked her if she was saved.  She said that she had heard the gospel so many times but wasn't sure if she had what others had.  I pray when she left that day, she was sure.

Life could be over one day, just like that.  Have you made ammends with God?  Do your family members know they will see you one day in Heaven?

I pray today you make the decision before it's too late.


"And one of the malefactors (criminals) were hanged railed on him, saying, if thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing that thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we received the due reward for our deeds: but this man hast done nothing amiss.  And he said unto Jesus, Lord, Remember me when thou comest into thou kingdom. And Jesus said unto him verily verily I say unto thee, Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise."