Loving Enough to Teach the Best Way
People are such picky creatures. We love to pick and choose. A little child can fall apart in a moment because little brother got the red straw and she had to take the yellow one. From childhood, we also like to…
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.
White Hats and Black Hats
When we mamas take a peek into the America that the media portrays, we can get pretty discouraged. “That’s not the kind of country we want for our children and grandchildren!” we moan. When I was growing up in the 1950s…
One Blessing Was Enough
Ray and I made our usual rounds from table to table at Helen’s Restaurant on Sunday. Ray wondered recently if folks might think he is running for office or something. Anyone who knows Ray knows that, as wonderful as he…
Time for Everything
King Solomon had it all, according to the way many men define “it all” — power, wealth, beautiful women . . . . And on top of that, he was the wisest person anywhere around with the rich and powerful coming to learn from…
Mamas with More Power Than Anyone Else in the World
Ray got a request this week from his graduate school. One of his long-retired professors there is having a special birthday. The director of advancement is asking the professor’s one-time students each to make a 15-second video greeting for him. On…
A Five-Letter Description of Homeschool Success
Ray and I well remember a scary Wednesday night in 1991. As our church gathered for Wednesday night Bible study, foremost in our minds was the announcement that President George Herbert Walker Bush had initiated Operation Desert Storm to free…