What Is It?
Do you have a son? I do. Have you ever heard this yelped in a very over-excited voice that bounces off the walls of your house? “Mom! Can I kill it?” [...]
Life Goals
December 28, 2022 Life Goals I continually reevaluate my “life goals,” if you want to call them that. Core has always been to love Jesus, pass that on to everyone I can touch, and show love when I can. The additions have changed a little: Pre-twenties, I wanted to be [...]
Exploring Big Sister’s Campus
I love watching the younglings do something new; why I love just walking and exploring. We can always find something to enjoy when we slow down and ignore the overbearing stresses of life. Take a break. Make yourself take a break. [...]
Judgments
What do you instantly presume based on a look? This cup, for example: [...]
Life is Risk
May 26, 2020 Life is Risk Life is risky. How many people get out alive? (I’ve heard that from two sources this week, and it got me thinking…) Our goal since the beginning of time has been to build this net of safety around our family to allow our offspring [...]
He Walked With God
He Walked With God February 25, 2020 In our church Sunday, the pastor spoke about how Enoch was one of his heroes because he was remembered as one who “Walked with God” by faith. I thought about that. In my life, there are several people no longer here whose legacy [...]
Pondering in My Heart
My pregnancy brain thoughts about Mary in her culture and her time - and how it relates to us in our time. [...]
Thankfulness
Time to reflect: thankfulness [...]
Microscopic Giants
The mind of a fiction writer: microscopic giants marching off to war... [...]
Any Book is Curriculum
April 14, 2018 Any Book is Curriculum In our homeschool curriculum, we have base books that everyone has to go through. These are standards like Arithmetic and Language Arts. I add vocabulary workbooks to teach etymology. Once etymology is learned, the student usually finds spelling and vocabulary far easier so [...]