Remembering Laura Ingalls Wilder in Spring Valley
Last Saturday we drove over to Spring Valley, Minnesota, to see the Laura Ingalls Wilder sites there. We saw this sign when we first got to town . . . . . . and this one near the downtown business…
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A Higher Goal than Good Grades in English
Homeschooling became a joy for us when I learned to focus on the life outcomes I wanted for our children instead of expected education requirements. The list of objectives Ray and I adopted in 1994 included: Learn to communicate. Listening,…
Kids are kids.
Ray and I had been married ten years when we bought our first new living room set. The couch we used when we were first married had belonged to my grandparents and then to my parents. By 1974 it was…
Oops! I didn’t meant to do that!!
As I continue my theme this week related to the “Be careful little eyes . . . ears . . . hands . . . feet . . . tongue” song, I’d like to say that I really did believe…
God Is Our Audience
Ray and I enjoyed our weekend filled with grandchildren and homeschool artistic activities. Our oldest granddaughter performed beautifully in a dance performance Friday night. She and her oldest brother did a great job in a play on Saturday night (with…
Priorities
One of the many advantages of being the firstborn is that often you are privileged to enjoy your extended family members for a long time. I am blessed with three living aunts. Aunt Dot and Aunt Emily are Daddy’s sisters,…