• Home School - Parenting - The Bible

    Bringing Exodus Home

    Teacher Tuesdays I was recently asked to blog on our church’s website about how to take our current sermon series on the book of Exodus and apply it at home. What a privilege! It just so happens that we’re studying Exodus from the ancient times in our home school right…

  • Parenting

    Mud: A Child’s Playground

    Mommy Mondays Mud. Is there anything more fun for kids? Across the street, some warehouses will eventually invade our country fields, but in the meantime, they’re building a “green space” and giant berm that is supposed to block our view. To the kids, it’s been an adventure. Giant construction machines…

  • Journal

    Do you have a passion?

    Mommy Mondays My friend asked me yesterday, “What are you passionate about?” I didn’t have an answer right away. The word zeal might be a better word, defined as “strong, enthusiastic devotion to a cause, ideal, or goal and tireless diligence in its furtherance.” I don’t know that I really…

  • Christian Life

    Remembering Thankfulness

    Words for Wednesdays 154. Faces with smiles155. Candy Milk Straws156. Leftovers157. Drawers full of clean clothes That is where I left off on my thankful list, many months ago. If you haven’t read Ann Voskamp’s book 1000 Gifts, make it a goal to pick it up before the end of…

  • Journal

    Learning to Let Go

    Mommy Mondays Have you noticed how College dorms are starting to look like fashionable mini-apartments? Maybe it’s just that Facebook has opened this phase of life up to me in new ways. I’m grieving with parents who post: “Many tears were shed as we drove away.” One sweet teen set-up…

  • Home School - Parenting

    When Mommy/Teacher Gets Sick

    Teacher Tuesdays I recently shared pictures of our first few days of school. I even created a plan for what I’d do if I struggled with various moods during the year. I neglected to plan for sick days. Last week, I had some sort of allergy-headache-bowling ball for a brain-kind…