The Joyful Johnsons

Our fall break week last week went by in a blur!  I accomplished a lot, however, I did not complete every single thing on my "to do...

Hooray!  It's our annual Fall Break from school.  Jimmy is off for the week, and we are all so excited to have a little bit of down time...

Here are today's hints: 1.  Decide what homemade/handmade gifts you and your children will be making and make a list of the needed sup...

I first made my Bible Memory Box about a year and a half ago.  We have used it almost every single day since then!  It has definitely been ...

Gift Wrapping Supplies Wrapping gifts is one of my favorite part of the holidays.  I enjoy the pretty paper and  colorful ribbons so much...

Here is this week's menu.  I am trying a new recipe tonight that I found in a Southern Living holiday magazine at my parents' house...

I finished! I finished my second reading of the entire Bible in 90 days on October 8th.  This time it took me exactly 90 days.  Also this...

Well, it's getting to be that time of year!  Time to plan for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve and Day.  I am going to tr...

 On October 1, our whole family ran in Run With Rotary races.  Everyone but Sam did the 5K, and Sam ran the 1 mile fun run.  It was a cool m...

We began the day with homemade monkey bread.  It was delicious!  We enjoyed a nice family breakfast.  We rarely eat breakfast together, so ...

I have a post today at The Homeschool Classroom.  It was suggested that some of us writers describe our typical day of homeschooling.  Hopef...

Although it is fall, the weather here in Mississippi is still pretty HOT!  We have had some cooler temperatures at night, down in the fifti...

Tomorrow is Jimmy's birthday, and for his birthday cake, I decided to try a new recipe that was in our newspaper this week.  Jimmy loves...

We are having a gospel meeting at our church this week (John Isaac Edwards is our speaker, and he is doing a fantastic job!), and as usual, ...

This morning I took Leah and Sam on a field trip to our local TV station.  We got a behind the scenes tour of the newsroom.  It was a lot of...

That title may sound like an oxymoron, but running long distances can be fun.  It really can! For over a year now, I have met friends to d...

One reason that I list my weekly menu on my blog is so that Jimmy can look to see what we are having for supper!  Also, the menu serves as ...

Sam asked for a "running watch", since he is now a self-proclaimed runner.  He has been running at cross country practice (one day...