The Joyful Johnsons

For the last eight years, we have hosted an Easter Egg Hunt at our home on the Saturday before Easter.  I hide 500 candy filled eggs, and we...

Tuesday night was the annual Father Daughter Banquet, hosted by our local homeschool organization. This is an event that my girls look forw...

Today is Clay's 14th birthday. We have enjoyed a full day of family celebration.  We began with breakfast at this table. Next...

As promised a couple of weeks ago, here are some of your questions.  I will try to answer them the best I can. Do you start with dr...

Here's the boring update on life.....Jimmy and I took Olivia for a college visit, Thursday-Saturday.  I spent the rest of yesterday afte...

I got a text last night from a friend prodding me to blog more often.....I really want to!  But sometimes I am so busy living my life  that ...

1.  I am watching National Treasure while running on the treadmill.  I am almost finished.  I have heard this movie numerous times while the...

I guess for most people the words fun, marathon, and training  don't seem to go together.  Some of the time those words don't belon...

I won't name names, but one of my children helped me cook supper tonight.  He or she had a little accident--he/she dropped the bowl of p...

Today I have post at The Homeschool Classroom featuring spelling and creative writing ideas for elementary students.  These are not fancy o...

I have had a few questions over the past couple of weeks (left in my comments) and I hope to answer all of those questions and share ...

I am so excited!  I have finally  found a reusable water bottle that I like!  I have been looking on and off for a long, long time now.  I ...

I can't believe that I haven't blogged since Monday!  This has been a busy week.  I thought it would not be at the beginning of the ...

Miles This Week: Monday--18 Tuesday--rest Wednesday--9 Thursday--6 Friday--4 Saturday--4 Sunday--rest Menu This Week...

After getting up at 4:30 AM Friday morning, and running 18 miles, I surprisingly still had a productive day.  Usually after a long run I fee...

Ok, so y'all know how much I like to clean out and organize!  It seriously is a hobby.  I clean out closets, pantries, entire rooms, an...

It is really sinking in now that Olivia is a senior in high school .  Which means that my homeschooling duties are ending.....for one person...

This week's running plan includes 9,6,6, and 18.  Leanna is still running the long and medium runs with me.  The others I do either on t...

Eight hours.  In a row.  With no interruptions. That is a milestone for me.  I can't remember that last time I have slept that long!  ...

This morning my children, all five of them , got up bright and early---all by themselves!  All of them but Sam set their alarms, and Sam wok...

Here's the menu: Saturday:  pasta salad, guacamole and chips (Family Bible Study) Sunday:  refried beans with homemade tortillas ...

I made tortillas for our lunch today (refried beans and trimmings).  Yes, they were a little bit of work, but all food made from scratch so ...

This recipe is doubled and slightly modified from a recipe called No Bake Peppermint Patty Bar found  on Oh, She Glows website. 4 cups ol...

I got up at 4:30 this morning to do my long run (16 miles).  Leanna and I ran most of this run in the rain.  My socks, shoes, gloves, clothe...

1 Chronicles 16:8-9  "Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
 Call upon His name; 
Make known His deeds among the peoples! Sing to Him, s...

Yesterday our family went to see the dentist for our check-ups.  We love our dentist!   He's my brother!   Rhett graciously blocks out a...