The youngest would say occasionally that “time flies on a jet plane.” No truer words have ever been spoken. We are now on our third round of college tours. In fact, we began taking the kids on college tours when they were much smaller; truth be told, they might not have even known entirely what […]
Teach Heritage, Not Hate
Each year at about this time, I write my heart about some aspect of Black history, given that you don’t see much in the homeschooling community about February as Black History month. This year, I have a particular concern. There is a wave of educational revision that threatens to wipe out much of what we […]
Just Keep Planting: The First Fall/Winter Garden
The advice that comes from the head of the urban farm where we volunteer is, “Just keep planting.” There is, of course, a rhythm to understanding season and sun and how each affects plant growth. Yet, his premise is that the weather is so unpredictable here until it becomes difficult to say with certainty what […]
Your Path is Your Path
My MIL would often say that any time she delivered a powerful Bible study, the Lord would give her a chance to live it out on her own. I couldn’t help but think on her words after writing my last blog post. #15 of my “30 before 30” list was “write your schedules in pencil, […]
30 Things I’d Say to My 30-Year-Old Self
Well, since I wrote last about the power and place of grace, I should show myself some in neglecting my blog for the last couple of weeks. The good news is that I did exactly what I described in the last post: I spent time and gave attention to each of my family members according […]





