Many of us are familiar with the ministry of Above Rubies, run by Collin and Nancy Campbell. They publish a magazine by the same name dedicated to “Encouraging women in their high calling as wives, mothers and homemakers”. It has blessed me greatly over the last few years, and my children devour the magazine. I […]

As much as I’d love to say that things are back to normal now that Momma has left the couch, I am realizing that is not quite accurate. There does seems to be a new normal developing, though. It seems to be the usual plan after any season of crisis-mode living, and with my fickle […]

We should have crises more often. They can be very encouraging. Folks that have sane, quiet lives may never have the opportunity to be encouraged in the way I have recently. Of course, they may never have the need to be encouraged as I have needed, but still.
The first several weeks of morning sickness […]

 
Had I not previously been nine months pregnant seven times over, I would surely have thought that these were the longest two weeks of my existence. Granted, they were indeed fifteen of the l.o.n.g.e.s.t. days in quite some time, and we are a bit worse for the wear, but Mr. Visionary’s trip to Israel […]

Just in time for my Elderberry syrup to be ready, the first episode of sickness has hit our family. For the average family, sickness is no sprint, but for a larger-than-average sized family, it can be a true marathon. The typical duration of an illness is compounded by the passing of germs from person-to-person-to-person… The more people, […]

I am not buying it. Pressure or no pressure, it is not what is best for my family. It matters not to me how cute the crafts , how godly the curriculum, or who else is doing it. My kids are not going to Vacation Bible School. ( I can hear the gasps.)

I know it is not […]

My children love to read. Every one of them will pick up a book, or in the case of Little Napoleon, an arsenal of books, and read during any free moment (even moments when they aren’t supposed to be free). They come by this trait honestly, as Mom & Dad also have a healthy appetite […]

Last summer, just before our state homeschool convention, I happened upon a teaching philosophy that has so profoundly affected my view of “homeschool” that I am forever transformed. This ideology harmonized flawlessly with both my own fledgling theories, and the children’s and my experience. As I had been praying about our growing dissatisfaction and lack of good fruit in […]

Some unexpected company dropped in this afternoon.  (I’m glad we had some Toll House cookie bars left. Southern hospitality, you know.)

The Flower Child & The Engineer getting back to their branches roots.