Thoughtful Thursdays Is there ever a wrong time to sing? Isn’t music uplifted in the Scripture? The Psalms are full of songs of praise, and a joyful heart is good medicine. But my daughter doesn’t think so. The other day when we were having a heart to heart, I asked…
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…
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…
Words for Wednesdays A shy girl stranded all alone amidst a tribe of headhunters in the Philippines. Action movie? No. Amazing biography. The story of Joanne Shetler’s life as written in And the Word Came with Power fills you with awe about our amazing God and His Word. As a…
Mommy Mondays Ever have one of those days when you wish someone would send you to Time Out? Or make you take a nap? Or tell you to go to bed early? I woke up a little glum one morning this week, and I could afford the luxury of laying…
Words for Wednesdays When Madam Blueberry goes to Stuff Mart, the writers must have been thinking of my love for Super Target. So often, children’s books and movies seem to apply to me more than my kids. It happened again today. Keeping 56 first graders calm during check-out after a…
Thoughtful Thursdays Did you know that you can read the Bible out loud in 76 hours? At www.BibleGateway.com and http://www.audiobible.com, you can listen to the Bible online for free in a few different formats. What does that amount to a day? 12.5 Minutes In just 12.5 minutes a day, I…