Last week laid me out. I had a heavy cold that put me out of commission for a week. I couldn’t breathe, didn’t sleep well, lost my voice. You know, that kind of sick… It meant that after a few feeble attempts at a spelling lesson, I called it quits in an attempt to preserve […]
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Our Rock Pile: Miracles and an Allergy Update
My boys love to pile stones… I can’t help but go in my mind to remembering. In the Bible, they served as memorials – reminders of God’s faithfulness. I hinted a while ago about the miracle that we’ve been experiencing over here when I showed pictures of Greta eating her first Smore. That picture of […]
On the Road to #EndBiblePoverty
We spend a lot of time in our car driving here and there. Being in a large metro area means you get used to driving, I guess. Sometimes it makes the whole idea of “home” schooling seem like a bit of a stretch since so much of our explorations take place out in the great […]
Reading… Good for the Mind and our Mood!
Anyone else out there ever have crazy, chaotic seasons in life? I’m in the midst of one right now. There is so much going on, in so many different fronts. It’s been keeping me on my knees in prayer as I work to prioritize… One part of our daily routine that has been so […]
How We Do School with the Flu
Well, flu might be an overstatement, but last week all was plugging along nicely… I was even outside running around with the kids as they recreated Sparks-a-Rama in the backyard. We stopped to run to the store for dinner ingredients. When we returned, the customary hurry-and-clean-up-before-daddy-gets-home commenced. Except that a certain 6 year old suddenly […]
Cultivating Biblical Literacy – A Frugal Approach
The kids and I read a delightful biography about Fanny Crosby this week. The boys kept begging for one more chapter {music to my ears} and I kept tearing up with each passing chapter. I tend to get a bit emotional as I witness God’s work in a person’s life. His faithfulness in our lives, […]