Earlier this week a homeschooling mama expressed a concern that I know many of you are feeling also: What kind of world are my children going to face when they grow up? For decades, many Christians, including Ray and I,…
The world’s ideas about what is best for children change over time. When our children were in the early elementary ages, I used to sit with my arms around their shoulders during church while they leaned on me. One day…
A friend once told me that she thought perhaps women have trouble sleeping during their 40s because they need to be praying for their teenage children. Perhaps that is true. I know that lying awake in bed can go two…
Oops. Last week I forgot to mention that I am returning to a Monday through Friday schedule for Daily Encouragement for Homeschooling Mothers. A Monday through Friday schedule had been my pattern since 2013. I switched to seven days a…
What will life be like 50 years from now? I don’t know and you don’t know, but God does know. Worrying about the future is easy, but trusting God with it is much easier because, well, He’s God and He…
Last week I spent some time looking at a new timeline book we purchased. I was sad as I flipped through page after page of misinformation about the beginning of the history of the world. Here is a summary of…
