I came across this photo several weeks ago on the Library of Congress website. Around 1946, photographer C. M. Stieglitz took this picture of cartoonist Roberta MacDonald drawing while her 15-month-old daughter, Patricia, watched her. MacDonald was a cartoonist for…
My mother was an accomplished seamstress. I was eight years old when she began teaching me to sew on the sewing machine. She helped me make this apron for a 4-H project. When our older daughter, Bethany, got married, Mother…
When I was a little girl, Daddy used to ask me sometimes: “Charlene, do you know what you’re doing?” I must have been one of those dreamy kind of children who need to be called back to reality every now…
Yesterday I enjoyed being a webinar guest on a website that helps homeschooling moms of teens. My topic was Homeschooling Your Teens: A Priceless, Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity. Ray and I sat in our library before the program, enjoying the delicious shepherd’s…
Homeschooling mamas have a long job description and a long to-do list. Some items on the list are fun; some are tedious. Some have short-term results; others make a difference in their children’s lives for many years. Homeschooling mamas also…
Is there anything sweeter than cradling your baby in your arms and nourishing him or her with the sweet milk God made just right for the baby’s needs? Imagine the heart of God when He decided to create this beautiful…
