For a few days now we’ve been busily squirreling away garden goodies. Although the various weather forecasts disagreed, the predicted temperatures were cool enough that we, in a valley, expected frost last night. And, yes, we got it. The garden was mostly covered with tarps and sheets, and it will be a few hours before […]
God’s Wonderful World
Review: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
There are few books as suited to finding homeschool rabbit trails as The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss. I’m sure you know the story: A family with four boys was shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island. Because they had been planning to set up a colony, the ship was full of useful supplies, […]
Noticing Miracles
Life is full of miracles, but we so seldom see them. Especially when daily details discourage us, dragging our eyes downward, or pain stuns us, blinding us to blessings. Yes, it is so easy to focus on everything but the good gifts God gives us, on the irritating, the mundane, the horrifying, or even the […]