My brother-in-law’s battle recent battle with cancer afforded our family an exercise in talking to our children about some pretty hard issues. We learned a lot throughout the process as we talked to our children about prayer, faith, and death….
They’re Buds
As colds kept the kids and I home from church on Sunday morning, I couldn’t resist taking this picture of Will and EA sitting in the chair together. And then I had to do a double-take when I realized that…
Punished
Each week in homeschool EA and MC have a memory verse to hopefully commit to memory by the end of the week. I have to say that I was thankful for this week’s verse as it would give me an…
Grocery Shopping with My Children
In Germany it was necessary that I took all three of my children grocery shopping with me. My husband had to work and the commissary had limited hours, so we just did what we had to do. It was not…
Being Unselfish
Last week during our Bible time in homeschool we read the story of Ruth and Naomi. I talked to the girls about how Ruth was very unselfish. Then I asked them to think of some things that they could do…
Hearts at Home University
Motherhood is a valid profession. It is that belief that inspired Jill Savage and a group of women to plan the first Hearts at Home conference 16 years ago. Today these conferences are a place where moms can go to…
The Bowling is Fierce
I thought by signing the girls up for Bowlopolis, we would avoid the competitiveness of team sports. I mean, how competitive can four-year-old bowling be? I thought I would not come in contact with “sport parents” who are sterotyped as…
5 Things I Love About Being a Mom
Grace at Sandier Pastures has tagged me in this meme cicrling around to share five things I love about being a mom. This meme was started by Catherine of Her Bad Mother and David of It’s Not Lecture. This has…