Last week James had oral surgery: one tooth pulled, two baby root canals, and six teeth capped. He did great, but it wasn’t fun. This week we took him to a new doctor and he had to put on a hospital gown again. He was automatically suspicious and repeated, “It’s time to go please” before…
When we’re around extended family and friends we don’t see often, one of their favorite questions to ask is how school is going. Our eight-year-old David reminds them, “I’m homeschooled” and usually the focus shifts away from him and onto me. Not everyone asks why we homeschool. Our family does enough weird things (like moving…
This month, the MOB Society is answering emails they’ve gotten about issues moms struggle with. Yesterday was my day and I addressed worrying. I know God does not want me to worry. He tells us over and over again to be strong, to give Him our burdens, to rest in His love and care for us….
It’s the first Monday of 2014 and I’m already putting my one word into practice. My husband is off to work. My little one is off to school. My big one is cleaning his room and listening to an audio book. And I’m getting a work out in. (OK, just half a work out. But…
In the past, I’ve referred to my routine as more of a rhythm. I had a general flow to the day, but nothing strict. But, as my work-from-home jobs now require more time and David’s homeschooling requires more time, I find myself needing a little more structure to get everything done. Instead of turning on…
Hear this, you elders; give ear, all inhabitants of the land! Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children to another generation. Joel 1:2-3 ESV Our son David loves to hear Bible stories….