“If I had to do it over, I’d relax more about schoolwork.” I heard this several times at our homeschool conference, but it’s a hard thing for me to accept and actually live with. I prefer rigorous academics like classical education, especially for my teens. My kids are bright, and I want to give them […]
Life
Defending Life: Let Us Not Become Weary in Doing Good
Two women named Lisa, both unmarried and unexpectantly pregnant, faced a choice. These two brave women, who later became my friends, chose life for their unborn daughters. One of them had the full support of her family, no matter what choice she made. She was the lucky one. The other Lisa had no support whatsoever, […]
Review: Pure Love by George van Popta
One of the world’s greatest love poems, Solomon’s Song of Songs, celebrates the love between a man and a woman in moving, intimate terms. It pictures longing, love, and absolute fascination with each other. In Pure Love: Solomon’s Song of Songs, George van Popta has captured both the story and its emotions in sonnet form. […]
Review: Say Good Bye to Survival Mode by Crystal Paine
Having been a mom for over two decades, I have experienced survival mode intimately several times. Everyone is susceptible to becoming overwhelmed—too busy and too tired to have any hope that things can ever improve—but there’s something about being a mom that seems to invite this condition. One mom who has overcome survival mode is […]