This week brings nearly all of our normal rhythm back into play, with the added wrinkle of it also being the last week the college…
Quiet
Last week was not quiet. There was a swirl of activity as family friends came to transition their son to college life, and Mary Hannah…
Prayer for the New Year
Lord, You know what 2020 has been like for many (most?) of us. There have been plot twists galore, and unrest, and plans that have…
Catching a Break
It’s Fall Break for my college kids. Bryan College has a generous break that, when counted from the the end of their Friday classes to…
What I’m Doing Differently Now That I’ve Got Homeschool Grads in College
It’s no surprise that after nearly two decades of consecutive operation (surely I didn’t just say two decades?), our family’s homeschool has changed. A rotating roster of…
The Lasts Before the Firsts
I lined up my homeschoolers yesterday for our annual Back to School pics. It hit me, as I was arranging kids in their usual location,…
August
I wrote out the August schedule on the dry erase master calendar I keep on the side of our fridge yesterday. Wiping away July was…
Back to Reality
Despite the waves of sickness (Simon is working his way through yet another round of antibiotics) and the not-so-incredible weather in December, there was one…
When Advice Isn’t What’s Needed
Just the other day, Mathaus emailed me regarding a book he’d purchased for the second half of a college course he’s taking. He bought it…
How Not To Play Right Back
Here’s how you play right back in soccer: take a look at Mathaus, and do the opposite of what he’s doing. No, that’s not because…