Author: Heather

This is the fourth installment in a year-long blog party designed to help Sonlight celebrate 25 years of serving homeschoolers. In January, I introduced our family.…

There are many things in life that give me pause, that make me stop and breathe deep with the gratitude of, “Oh, Lord, thank you…

She was 18 months old the first time she said the word “violin.” We had been listening to Beethoven’s Wig: Sing Along Symphonieswhile cleaning up…

I have looked at each of my last four babies with the assumption that they would be the last. Call it the gift of so…

T-minus 3 weeks until we meet this newest little blessing, and guess what? I’m ready.

Once upon a time, my favorite breakfast in the world was a can of warm Coke and a chilled Snickers bar. No, I’m not joking.…

Five times now, I have held a child on my lap as his or her tongue wrapped itself around the letters their brain was processing into…

We’ve completed two adoptions, and both of them were drawn-out labors of love spanning years. Ask us if we regret a moment, and both Christopher…

You can’t just replace a family member. Of course you can’t. Even if that family member is “just” a dog, “just” a pet… they are part…

One of the most-quoted lines in large family circles is this: “Large families really don’t really cost any more than average-sized families.” Which sounds really,…