Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
This week I have been re-reading Home Education by Charlotte Mason to my great delight. I am gearing up for the fast approaching school year. Charlotte Mason encouraged mothers to take their children outside for walks and to observe the nature that is all around …
Sometimes life doesn’t go our way. Life takes turns that leave us questioning “Why God?” and disappointment can set in. People fail us, husbands disappoint, friendships disintegrate, health evades us, friends betray us, children go wayward. These are all serious things. We expected life to give …
Fall is just around the corner and I am just as unmotivated this year as I was last year about homeschooling. True confession. I am not sure if it is my lack of energy from having pneumonia three weeks ago, or if I am just …
This weekend we spent some time in New York City with our two oldest girls, my niece and my mother. Our hotel was smack dab in the middle of Times Square. One thing I love to look at in the city is the vast array …
Some moms “take” life, and other moms “tame” life. One is reactive, the other is proactive. Me? I vacillate between proactive and reactive depending on a number of factors. I guess that makes me inconsistent…or flexible. My heart is to want to build. Inside the …
Today, the topic of hell is out of fashion. Most people assume that only fanatics believe in it. Religious intellectuals now teach Universalism (the belief that everyone will go to heaven), Annihilationism (you just cease to be– like an animal) or proclaim hell to be figurative. But …
Things have been quiet on the blog because we have been super busy around here–busy in a good way. Busy with my family. I am LOVING having all five kids home under one roof. 🙂 So,so thankful for the time I have with each of …
After last week’s Missionary Wives Series, I’ve had several women ask me to write about our ministry life and what I’ve learned. So, today I am going to give you five things that I have learned so far in ministry life. These five thing have …
For three weeks, all five of my children are under one roof. So, I won’t be writing much here in the next few weeks. So, even thought I won’t be writing, I do have plans: 🙂 clambakes, movie nights, a trip to NY, kids …