the candy jar

Grandma and Papa’s Greatest Joys  (from my son’s early experience with his new camera)

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven  (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Having had some well-deserved and much-needed downtime after a flurry of teaching classes this fall, I entered a period of fasting and praying following Christmas Day.   I can remember when fasting was first introduced to us.    I didn’t get it, in […]

I am quickly posting this forwarded message from a forwarded message…you know how that goes.   The post came originally out of Austin, TX, I believe, and concerns a very impressive single mother of three, all under 6 yrs. She has literally camped out for several years doing all she can to remain homeschooling her 3 children.    Recently […]

 Generally when we think about the perfect Christmases, our minds drift back to our childhood, tons of presents, smiles all around, the perfect turkey and lots of family and friends.  Or perhaps, as married women, we remember the “rock” (or pebble) that our future husbands presented while we sat in front of the tree sipping […]

Our kids often write reviews for the local homeschool newsletter.  If you’re like me and wait until later to shop for Christmas, here are their suggestions for great  reads (and I was so happy to see their twaddle-free selections!):  Jigsaw Jones by James Preller  Detective Jigsaw and Mila are on a case to find crooks, at $1 […]