the candy jar

  Where is my heart today?   Contemplating the reality of friendships, and one of the hardest tasks of a parent—guarding the heart of a child.   It all started a couple of weeks back when our youngest decided to go to a neighbor’s house to play.   Given that she’s five years old, we never let […]

What role does your husband play in your homeschool day–principal?   Homework checker?  Cheerleader?   Field trip coordinator (like mine–LOL)?    I had some thoughts about the role that husbands play before the actual day-to-day implementation of our plans begin, and I chose to share them here…  

  persevere: to persist steadily in an action or belief, usually over a long period and especially despite problems or difficulties (Encarta Dictionary, accessed 2009)         Synonyms: persist; continue; keep at it; keep on; keep trying; stick with Antonym: give up   Our days have been fairly uneventful here as we wind […]

 Tomorrow is the oldest’s birthday, and I saw the neatest idea for celebrating from both Karen’s and Dawn’s blogs.    It occurs to me as she gets older that when we began homeschooling, one of my goals was that our kids would be our friends as adults.    I could list things I love about her, but […]