The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Children Next Fall
When I decided to begin a blog, and when I sat down to write my first post for April 29, 2013, my purpose was to help you. I had no idea that God would use this tool to encourage me.…
Charlene
Hi! I'm Charlene. You are a homeschooling heroine, and I believe in you. As a veteran homeschooling mom, one of my greatest joys is encouraging moms like you. Thank you for what you do everyday.
Raising a Generation of People Who Do
When you write for a living as we do, the question of passive voice or active voice is not some distant grammar class concept. It is as regular in our lives as, “What sounds good for lunch?” — maybe even…
Commander Mom
We have a little boy in our Wednesday night Bible class. Let’s call him Mason. Let’s just say that when a heavy, wooden, 1960s-style school desk fell over with a loud thud last Wednesday night, no one was surprised who…
Predictable and Surprising
On Saturday night, our daughter and her family stopped by for Mother to see the children all dressed up for our neighbor’s semi-annual barn dance. When the six-year-old saw me, she said, “I thought you would wear that.” I guess…
Just when you think you have everything figured out, things change.
I know I showed you photos of wildflowers last week, but they are like your children. They keep growing, maturing, changing. Just when you think you have everything figured out, things change. Each new stage is exciting — and scary.…
How to Talk and How to Listen
Ray and I were engaged and married in 1974, long before texts and emails. During the last few months before our wedding, Ray was in graduate school at the University of Kentucky, while I finished up at Middle Tennessee State…