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Farmer Boy {lessons from life on the farm}
I love the Little House on the Prairie books. My favorite memory of time with my mother is of the two of us curled up on…
Parenting: no guarantees
I remember the moment I realized that parenting wasn’t something that came with guaranteed results. My husband had just returned to work, leaving me alone…
In His own words
About six years ago, I realized I had fallen into a trap. I had become an avid consumer of devotional materials… and a very poor patron of…
Eclipse
“We should always endeavor to wonder at the permanent thing, not at the mere exception. We should be startled by the sun, and not by…
Plan B
This morning, Mary Hannah will walk into a classroom and assume her place as an elementary education major. It’s not what she dreamed she’d be…
War and peace
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt,…
The cult of family
Recently, I shared a blog piece to Facebook. It wasn’t anything I had written, and honestly, the topic doesn’t matter. In the course of the ensuing…
To whom are you accountable?
Every state has it’s own legal codes surrounding homeschooling. It’s our job to give unto Caesar and be sure we’re compliant. This year, I’ve put…
Flop
Sleeping arrangements were… creative while our guests were here. Thirteen people in a three bedroom house? Yeah, there was some ingenious rearrangement taking place.