Each of the talks I attended at our homeschooling conference this year had the same message: You can only pass on to your children what is already an integral part of you. If you talk about something you don’t believe or do, they will not listen to what you say. Or, as keynote speaker Steve […]
Devotional
So Thankful to be Back!
Thank you, dear friends, for your encouragement and prayers. I have rested and feel much better. Medical testing is still going on, and though I was afraid at first, God has replaced the fear with trust and even joy. We had a lovely March Break. The girls made chocolates and friendship bracelets and hemmed a […]
Review: Prayers that Changed History by Tricia Goyer
Tricia Goyer, homeschooling mother of many, wrote this unique devotional church history book to teach children about prayer and to encourage them to pray. She focuses on historical characters whose prayers had wide ranging and long lasting effects, and her refrain is, “And history was forever changed.” There are various aspects to this book. Children—and […]
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 […]