Life Is Not Fair
by First of all, I hope you all are training your children to not be overly concerned when “life isn’t fair”. When we cater to these …
Month: March 2007
Family Fitness For Toddler and Up
Seeking Faithfulness posted a while back on the importance–and the frustration–of keeping a homeschooling family in good physical shape. One of her commenters shared a favorite …
My West Coast Childhood
This picture reminds me so much of my first six years spent living one block away from the Pacific Ocean. My dad pastored a church …
Broccoli-Cheese Soup, Books and My Day
Cold today, especially since we’d turned the corn stove off thanks to an all too brief warm-up. Perfect day for reading, and I have had …
First Grade Fun: Create a First Reader Book
My six year old and I had one of those satisfying days in which “school” is disguised as “fun”. If you read my homeschooling archives, …
Tuscany Kitchens
My big sis is giving her kitchen a “Tuscany” feel…you know, earthy colors like terra-cotta, yellows and reds… My understanding of the Tuscany “look” is …
How to Wash Veggies
Morning Has Broken recently shared the importance of using a “vegetable wash” rather than relying on tap water alone to remove pesticides, etc. from produce. I …
Sleepless Nights
Doesn’t this picture speak for itself? This is how I’ve felt every morning since my family became ill with the flu. Some nights, I wondered …
How To Pick A Lemon
Not the figurative “lemon” a good-for-avoiding-scurvy, of-the-citrus-family lemon! From an article entitled, The Amazing Benefits of Drinking Lemon Water, I found this very interesting tip: Buying …
The Lure of Baskets
I love baskets! We have a small-town retail store with a whole aisle-full of baskets–ones I can afford! I have a huge rectangular basket on …