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Where was God?
For the past week I have watched as our nation has taken up armor against God and for God. I see discussion about weapons, this law and that law, abortion and outrage. I see posts about God not being allowed in schools and therefore that was why He didn’t stop what was done. I read, sadly, a posting by a…
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Erratic Schooling
Life is school and school is life. I keep telling myself this. Yet, I continually feel that ‘oh no, my child isn’t in the classroom working 6 hours a day kind of feeling. Yes, I was educated in the public school mentality, howbeit a very small and tiny school that afforded students the opportunity to learn and not just pass…
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Marriage Moment: Falling In Love
Today I was invited by Karyn Tripp at Teach Beside Me to write a guest post. The topic is Why I Homeschool. Here is a preview of the post, please click on over to Karyn’s page to read the whole story. Thanks Karyn for this opportunity! The Road to Home School Home School; two words that I had never heard…
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This Week… Service, Intensity, Dates and Support Group
This has been one of those jumbled, schooling when we can kind of weeks. Monday we were prepping for the luncheon that Little Man and a few other homeschool children form our congregation hosted for the older single women. Tuesday was the day of the luncheon. It was beautiful watching Little Man and his friends, open doors, take coats and get drinks…
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Teaching Servitude
Sometimes it’s hard to find the right place for Little Man to serve others. His emotional excitability makes it difficult for me to find just the right niche. I previously read “Cindy Colley on Homeschooling” which I reviewed about a month ago. But, while reading it I was inspired to connect with the other 2 homeschooling families at our congregation…
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Marriage Moment: He’s Right
Have you noticed how marriage has become a joke that everyone wants to be a part of until they no longer want to be a part of it. What I mean by that everyone wants to get married, then everyone jokes about marriage, then many want to get out of marriage. Everywhere you look, you see and hear people making…
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Stop
Sometimes I just want to stop. Stop. I love doing unto others. I love seeing joy on faces. I love the planning, prep and effort that goes in to serving. It brings joy to my heart. Sometimes, my heart becomes overwhelmed though. Sometimes, my heart is poured out completely and when I look around I begin to feel that my…
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Taking a Little Break
I just want to let you know that I have decided to take a blogging break for a few days. In the mean-time feel free to peruse some of my Archives.