Have you ever seen someone’s outfit, whether a inappropriate choice of clothing, or strangely-colored shoes, or even a hair-do that looks more like a hair-don’t, and you wondered what was the story behind their choice? I have a number of younger friends on my Facebook page. Many are our children’s classmates at the dance center. I also […]
Living Intentionally–Passion versus Distraction
(If the idea of “living intentionally” appeals to you, feel free to link up with us at Internet Cafe Devotions). I should be asleep. I have a long day today, beginning with an early morning worship service as my husband and I attempt to divide and conquer several agenda items ahead of us today. After laying awake and filling […]
If I Could Only Get Them to Think
Have you ever noticed the wealth of information available to a home educator of a young child versus the relative dearth of educational topics geaed toward older children? I thought to do my small part to close the gap in my recent Heart of the Matter article, “If I Could Only Get Them to Think…” […]
Why I Write
‘When I sit in front of the keys and share my heart — whether funny or serious or in pictures or raw or simply conversational — it helps me understand my own heart.’ Rachel Marie Martin I cannot remember who led me to this excerpt from a blog post, but the words resonated deeply within […]
Queen Bees: Social Insects?
This was our youngest dd’s written narration on honeybees as we continued our study of social insects earlier today. The queen bee’s behavior had a particular impact upon her: ‘Bees take honey from smaller hives. If the babies are fed royal food [a special diet for the queen’s growth] more than three days [the queen bee] kills them. […]
The Value of Not Planning (too much)
Right after I posted my last post, I ran across this quote while reading someone else’s blog. Miss Mason speaks here to the heart of not over-planning: “They must be left to themselves for a good part of the day to take in their own impressions of nature’s beauty. There’s nothing worse than children being […]
January ’12 Homeschool Highlights
With all the popularity of my green smoothie and natural hair journey posts, along with my own preoccupation with a new year and new refreshed attitude, I’ve missed the opportunity to blog about the reason I started a blog—homeschooling! There were a number of planning activities that I wanted to accomplish during the Christmas break: […]
Perspective really is Everything
In keeping up with my “Living Intentionally” study, I am to write a post on perspective. Given my mild depressive state after my NFL season ended with the Steelers’ loss on Sunday, it’s a perfect time to think about perspective. When last school semester ended, I had so many plans. But first, I knew I […]
On Being Fruitful
If this were just another New Year’s message, filled with on visions and resolutions, it might fall short of inspiring you. Undoubtedly, you have begun to think about what you want to see in 2012—for you, for your family, for your business and/or job, etc. Hopefully you have taken the time to write some plans […]
“Green” Smoothies Come in Other Colors, Too!
After my excitement about indulging in “green” smoothies, my friend Kimberley says, “This looks good. Now all you need to add is flax seeds–and beets.” The hubby spends much of his day in some type of travel mode, so I immediately dismissed the idea of the flax. Makes a great curl definer, though! Beets. A […]
Our Lord of Details
I’d shared in a previous post that it’s taken me a while to get into the spirit of Christmas. I became inundated with all of the depressing news that seemed to surround me at this time. My uncle died. My cousin, at 35 years young, is winning the battle, praise God, against malignant tumors in […]
Fighting the Holiday Funk
My extended blog break–at least this time–is somewhat intentional. I really wanted to wait until I was mentally in a better place, or at least until I could frame my thoughts differently. But–that moment hasn’t come yet, and so I write with all the candor that is me, and all the baa-humbug that defines my mood […]