So, yes, I guess we would be considered Unschoolers. I fought it for awhile, because the term is only used in a derogatory manner, and usually meaning that unschoolers do all of their schooling with absolutely no purpose or planning and all learni... read more

Beeswax has so many benefits it’s hard to even know where to begin in sharing them. They are economical because they burn brighter, longer, and cleaner than any other candle. The flame emits the light in the same spectrum as the sun. It’s co... read more

Taking Care of the Kids Let’s face it: a household need a certain number of things done daily in order to run smoothly (or at least stumble along). And moms with chronic illnesses don’t always have the energy to do them. That means we often have t... read more

Last week we came across an interesting documentary on the LIFETIME channel that followed the story of an overweight woman. Now, when I say overweight, I am not meaning by 10 or 20 pounds. This particular woman weighed in at 650 pounds! For most o... read more

Hope. Did you know that it comes with wings? Wings that makes us soar like eagles. Wings of God that lift us up. But these wings come from hoping in the Lord. Not hoping in things or people or circumstances or accomplishments.  So can I ask you, a... read more

Almost every Sunday that I am in town I attend a local Southern Baptist church with my wife. We enjoy the fellowship with other believers and it affords us the opportunity to build bridges, connect, and discuss perspectives. The last few months w... read more

It is with great joy that I share these pictures with you that I just received from Kenya. These are of the children at the Living Loved Care Center that many of you helped us build over the last few years to help 72 orphans living in a slum find ... read more

I have a guilty addiction. In case you don't already know what it is... I'll give you a hint: It starts with INSTA and it ends with GRAM. Instagram is like a mobile iphonography club. It is like twitter with photos. Or Facebook without the scary ... read more

Kerugma - marriage, motherhood & mess KerugmaI am a 40 [cough cough] year young mother who delights in being a wife and mother. I am a slave of God, the Creator of the world. I have been married to my beloved for over 20 years and together we have... read more

NEW Let’s Make a Scrap-Lapbook: Hanukkah is available and on sale. You can download now and Celebrate Jesus, the Light of the World! Download over a dozen booklets to make a beautiful Hanukkah Scrap Lapbook. Designed to be a thematic unit lasting ... read more

My friend John MacMurray emailed these quotes from John Mcleod Campbell's The Nature of the Atonement.   "If the atonement is rightly conceived of as a development of the incarnation, the relation of the atonement to the incarnation is i... read more

Fall means perfect soup weather. This is my FAVORITE soup ever! I discovered it while doing a 21 day Daniel fast. So healthy and delicious. Make your own or try the V8 version below. Ingredients 1 butternut squash (sold already diced and bagged in... read more

He walked into the kitchen while I chopped onions for dinner. He began to talk about a new video game release, and I, being distracted, gave some distant mumbles of assent. Suddenly, he walked up to me. "Mom, you look like you need a hug."  T... read more

He comes Friday for lunch, like always, my father-in-law.We meet in the doorway and, always, we wrap arms, me the daughter-in-law, him the worn father of the man whose ring I wear. He pats my back, and I brush his cheek.He's seventy-five and he ta... read more