One day without prayer and you will notice. Two days without prayer and those around you will notice. I'm not sure where I first heard that expression, but I have always found it accurate. Every morning I strive to begin my day with prayer and scripture reading. Always while I sip a hot cup of coffee. Some mornings there are so … Read More
Gift Giving Ideas To Spark A Kids Imagination
If your kids are like mine, they are excited for Christmas. In fact, the Thanksgiving dinner is never cleared from the table before my kids are asking when they can … Read More
Backyard Bird Watching And A Hunting Great Blue Heron
Despite a night of rain, my morning dawned bright. Admiring the scene out my window, I was delighted to look in our field and see Harold had come for a … Read More
My Plan For The Homeschooling Year
On day one of the new homeschooling year I was excited to start new curricula. I called the three kids to the table and began an enthusiastic explanation of our new … Read More
Do You Succumb To Social Conformity?
Our culture is full of technological distractions. Recently, every news outlet and social media venue was plastered with … Read More
To The Slumbering Church
I felt a surge of accomplishment as my hoe scraped across the ground and exposed a strip of clear soil. I hadn't wanted … Read More
When Homeschooling Is Too Hard
I am thankful to be in the last days of our homeschooling year!! I'm exhausted and ready to throw out the curriculum. Can anyone else relate?!? I know a few … Read More
Child Eyes
I recently took my family for a drive to my small childhood hometown. I was surprised my kids embraced our outing with a sense of great adventure. As I drove … Read More