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Be Careful What You Pray For – Part 2

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On this date in 1987, my husband officially asked

On this date in 1987, my husband officially asked me to marry him before slipping onto my finger an antique diamond ring his grandmother had taken off her own hand two days earlier and hand sized to fit mine. He proposed on bended knee in the living room of his grandparents’ house in Corpus Christi, with Nanny and Poppie looking on, offering constructive criticism, and making him back up and re-do all the parts that THEY found unsatisfactory the first time. 😂😂🤣 The truth is, Doug and I had already been planning our wedding — and, even more importantly, discussing our hopes, dreams, and expectations for the life we’d share together after the ceremony — for months before his grandparents insisted he formalize things with an official proposal of marriage and a gorgeous ring I’ve worn proudly ever since. 💍 Either way — with or without a ring or a formal proposal — my answer to the question was a resounding “YES!” Agreeing to marry Doug remains one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. ❤️❤️❤️ #officiallyengaged #happilyeverafter

I recently finished Jinger Duggar Vuolo’s Becomi

I recently finished Jinger Duggar Vuolo’s Becoming Free Indeed. As relieved as I was to hear Jinger reaffirm her strong faith in God — as well as her love and respect for her parents— I still had a LOT of thoughts regarding the “disentangling” journey she shares. You can swipe left to read a few of those thoughts. Or visit my Loving Life at Home blog (link in bio) for the unabridged version! 😂 #flandersfamilyreads #becomingfreeindeed #bookstagram #biblebeliever

Pics from our all-green-cuisine leprechaun lunch — a long standing tradition in the Flanders family! #flandersfamilyfun #familytraditions #greenfood #leprechaunlunch

Another family tradition: Racing to see who can fi

One thing the kids and I enjoy doing on vacation i

One thing the kids and I enjoy doing on vacation is working puzzles. We start a 1000-piece jigsaw as soon as we arrive at our destination and race the clock to finish before time to leave. Abby especially enjoys puzzles and is usually the one pushing for us to continue this tradition, although she abandoned me most of our evenings this trip to play pool with her brother. Gabriel is an early riser though and made up for it by working on the puzzle with me in the mornings. Dad and Nana aren’t huge fans of jigsaws, but we saved the last two pieces for them to put in, so they could say they helped, too. 😂

After spotting the pennant banner I’d hung in ou

One of our goals this year is to re-read all the L

One of our goals this year is to re-read all the Little House books and to squeeze in visits to as many of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s home sites as possible. First up was her farmhouse and cottage in Mansfield, Missouri. What a fun trip! Tours of both houses were included with the admission price to the museum. #flandersfamilytravels #missouri #homeschoolfieldtrip

We listened to the audio version of Little House i

We listened to the audio version of Little House in the Big Woods on our way to and from Missouri last week. This children’s classic turned out to be an especially good choice for this trip, as my 85-year-old mother came with us, and we stopped at the end of nearly every chapter to compare notes. Like the author, my mom grew up in a different age: Her family heated well water on the stove for weekly baths, churned their own butter, baked their own bread, grew their own vegetables, slaughtered their own pigs, ate hogshead cheese, etc. It was so much fun hearing Mom's recollections of her childhood, and Laura's classic books were just the thing to get her talking! #flandersfamilyreads #littlehouse #lauraingallswilder #bookstagram

If you ever drive through Tulsa, Oklahoma, stop an

If you ever drive through Tulsa, Oklahoma, stop and play at The Gathering Place. A benefactor donated $465,000,000 to build this incredible 100+ acre playground which is FREE and open to the public. Pictures do not do it justice. We played there for several hours on two different days and still didn’t see it all. #flandersfamilytravels #thefamilythatplaystogetherstaystogether

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is a touching story describing the great lengths to which an extraordinarily unconventional grandmother goes to protect her precocious but frequently-bullied granddaughter. And while she’s at it, she fans the flame of her granddaughter’s giftedness, stores up a wealth of happy memories they’ll both always cherish, and introduces her to friends who will watch over her faithfully once grandma is gone. This slowly unfolding mystery contains quite a bit of mild language — some of it more offensive in Britain than America — but is otherwise an enjoyable read. #flandersfamilyreads #bookstagram

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