We believed it was important to give our children the time and resources they needed to pursue things they found interesting. Ray earned some extra money one time by preparing a manuscript for and speaking at a Christian seminar. He…
I am not setting myself up as the ideal homeschooling mother. Those of you who have read my posts for some time know that I do not view myself that way. However, I think you might like a peek into…
I am grateful that Ray and I had the opportunity to homeschool our children. I see our homeschooling as a blessing not only for our children but for Ray and me as well. It gave us the gift of time.…
Way back in the twentieth century, when my children were little and my hair wasn’t gray, I would sit in Ray’s granddaddy’s rocking chair at naptime, hold my baby in my lap, and sing a song I learned from Wilma…
Yesterday I came across these adorable embroidered linens from 1943, which are in the collection of the Smithsonian Institution’s Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C. They are part of a days-of-the-week needlecraft kit. According to the description on the Smithsonian…
Awhile ago Ray and I had the opportunity to spend some time with a couple we had met briefly many weekends ago. We had not known them long when they came to our house for a short visit. As we…
