Since our family is touring the east coast prior to our upcoming move to Nepal, I’ll be using our normal {Work in Progress Wednesday} spot…
6 Ways Moms Can Invest in Eternity
God can use anything –even blogs!– to bring amazing people into your life: people who make you laugh, people who build you up, people who…
Using a math story mat
You know the problem with the way math is usually taught? It’s so removed from anything remotely echoing real life that before long, the savvy…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“I get ideas about what’s essential when packing my suitcase.” –Diane von Furstenberg (Work in progress: Deconstructing our schoolroom for our move while simultaneously packing for…
Non-Christians are idiots (and other lies we tell our children)
Recently, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring a young lady through an opportunity that may or may not be of the Lord. It’s in an…
By request: Our Day {straddle parenting in the trenches}
Oh, how reluctant I am to throw this into cyberspace. The truth is, there is no “normal” day any more than there is a “perfect”…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him… a touch is a…
Moments, not milestones
I remember the first time Phineas stood on his own. It was in the middle of the floor, far away from the safety net of…
By request: How I Make Yogurt
Eight months in to this blog, and a pattern of Frequently Asked Questions has emerged. They range from inquiries about vaccines to recipes to how…
{Work in Progress Wednesday}
“the goal is to keep yourself moving, remember? don’t linger. don’t hover. you are not going to stay.” ― Terra Elan McVoy, After the Kiss…