When I was a young wife and mother, Ray was a campus minister at a church in Oxford, Mississippi. I was blessed to know many Jesus-loving, family-focused, and hard-working older women in that congregation. I soaked up their examples and wisdom.…
My mother was a master at helping me believe that I could accomplish things. As I grew up, she taught me: “Can’t never could do anything.” Believing you can is a vital step toward accomplishment. This portion of a song…
Ray and I have been blessed with many wise teachers. One of them is our friend Dennis. He once told us a story about a woman who had grown up in terrible circumstances. Dennis asked her how she came to…
It had been a tiring but exhilarating day at the homeschool convention. My feet were past tired. After a convention hall lunch, we were ready for a good, healthy meal. I googled organic restaurant and found one downtown. It was…
With ten homeschooling conventions on our schedule this spring, Ray and I have seen the inside of many hotels. On Ray’s birthday in a hotel in Denver during the Colorado homeschool convention One morning, when we walked into the hall…
God created the universe in six days and then rested on the seventh day. I’m thankful that God made days. I love the fresh, new beginning of a morning, especially a foggy one like this one. On some days, we…
