“The fatal mistake is in the notion that he (the child) must learn ‘outlines,’ of the whole history… of the world. Let him, on the contrary, linger pleasantly over the history of a single man, a short period, until he thinks the thoughts of that man, is at home in the ways of that […]
Places of Trusting God: High School Plans
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding; Acknowledge Him in all your ways and He will direct your path. Proverbs 3:3-6 Where does the time go? I’ve been able to get out and be blessed by others’ posts and somehow managed to neglect writing my own […]
Voices of Encouragement, part 2
As much as I enjoy writing, I have consistently received far more than I’ve given here. Song of the Sagebrush and Dawn were kind enough to award me the Arte y Pico award for ‘posts are challenging and insightful,’ and for ‘thought provoking entries that refresh the soul’ (their comments respectively). Wow. You guys bless […]
The Modern Mom: What We’re Missing Out On
We are in the midst of a tumultuous week with Vacation Bible School, a 5-year-old birthday on tomorrow, and dentist/doctor appointments. I had spoken previously about our science projects taking off. Well, with a VBS theme of Power Lab, we’ve been “bells of the ball” this week. My husband’s made great geysers out of diet […]
Our First Week of Summer
Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. —Leonardo DaVinci Carol at Three Little Ladies asked me which one of the kids got to experience all of the “simple science” that I spoke of before, and […]