This morning as I slipped and slid my way to the chicken house over ice and snow, hurrying to get my morning chores done, I realized how cool it is that I was excited to get back to the house, back to my hot cup of black currant tea and my 9 year old and [...]
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Why Homeschool? A Christian’s perspective.
Published by February 23rd, 2010 in Christianity, Culture and Home Schooling and Parenting. 9 CommentsParenting Q & A Column
Published by February 16th, 2010 in Christianity and Parenting and Writing. 2 CommentsDoesn’t this sign capture the sad hilarity of what many people believe is the inevitably bumpy road of parenting?
Let’s face it, there really is a crush of godless parenting advice out there, and sometimes I think the devil just brainstormed up every parenting lie possible that completely opposes scripture and like Hitler’s cronies, we buy [...]
Between Christmas and New Year’s…
Published by December 26th, 2009 in Christianity and Cooking and Food. 0 CommentsI love year’s end!
Right now we’ve got snow drifted everywhere…enough that it completely blizzarded us in on Christmas day. Since Christmas dinner for the family was to be at “our place” we’ve got a lot of leftovers to enjoy! It’s a good thing we all love turkey…
So I have a couple of 2009 parting gifts [...]
“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince Of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6
Ahh…this is my favorite portion of the music in Handel’s Messiah. Majestic, isn’t it? All [...]
Blog Tour: The Year of Living Like Jesus
Published by November 19th, 2009 in Author Interview and Christianity. 4 CommentsEd Dobson’s The Year of Living Like Jesus is a real trip “outside the box” of what you’d typically expect from a guy with a fundamentalist Christian background. His desire to follow in the dust of Jesus’ footsteps without the constraints of organized religion really resonates within me, yet weeks after putting this book down, [...]
The Dying to Self Series
Published by October 26th, 2009 in Christianity, Home Schooling and Life and Marriage. 3 CommentsA situation with a dear loved one had me reviewing my blog for the series of posts I did on “Dying to Self”. I thought I’d repost the links for them here, in case anyone else is wanting a refresher.
Here’s a quote from my first one titled, Exploring Dying to Self:
“The path toward humility is [...]
I Love Homeschooling!
Published by August 19th, 2009 in Book Recommendations, Christianity and Family Ties and Home Schooling. 8 CommentsThe old-fashioned way of doing things grabs me. Not that I don’t appreciate modern conveniences, but yeah, you just might catch me utilizing a washboard for kicks. And I’d absolutely adore an outdoor kitchen fitted with an enormous antique white stove like great-grandma’s.
I was thinking that about myself this morning–my tendency of appreciating the old [...]
Hard Life Knocks on the Farm
Published by May 17th, 2009 in Chickens and Christianity and Life. 11 CommentsA horrible sight greeted me in the field pen this morning. Let me preface this gory tale by saying I haven’t experienced this scale of blood boiling murderous rage and trembling hysteria ever! And all over a chicken!
That shows you how sheltered a life I’ve lived, if nothing else. Let me remind you, I’m an [...]
This past weekend I helped host a 20 year reunion for 50 ladies who, at one time or another, had been a part of a support group for stay-at-home-mothers that our church sponsors. Let me tell you, at this party, we had it all…
Free childcare for the six hours of party! Starbucks coffee bar with [...]
May Day is Tomorrow!
Published by April 30th, 2009 in Christianity, Family Ties and Parenting and Writing. 7 CommentsI’m over at Writer…Interrupted today! Come on over and read my post, “The Crafting of a Life.” It’s a sneak peek into the obsessive-compulsive life of a writer and how important it is to actively engage in real life every now and then. ;O)
By the way, some exciting changes are happening at Writer…Interrupted! We’re in [...]
