The Greater Tragedy
Almost everyday, I watch the early morning news on the aftermath of Hurricane Haiyan (Yolanda to us). In fact, I feel guilty as I sit…
Category: Christianity
Everyone Matters
Ever since we had three of our househelp get pregnant as single women, we decided to be more intentional about making sure they get into…
Over a Burger
Edric is my best critic, in the most positive sense of the word. He will tell me very honestly how I can improve. And I…
Integrity of Heart
Our children know that lying is wrong and truthfulness is important. However this conviction does not kick in until they have a relationship with Jesus…
Before I Do
Imaginenation is putting on another Before I Do workshop this month. This is a great way to prepare for marriage, if you are engaged or…
Don’t Make This Heaven
Catalina picked up a bug again. But so far, it hasn’t progressed to a dangerous point. Whew. She’s stuffed up and coughing but smiley, interactive,…
An Appetite for Truth
The Kids Recite Psalm 1 The link above shows our kids reciting Psalm 1 during a parenting seminar Edric gave recently. He asked them to…
Plagiarized, the continuation
Last week I wrote the article “Plagiarized” as a reflection on how the Lord dealt with my heart when part of my blog were copied…
Catalina’s Name
Edric and I have jokingly said that it’s ironic how Catalina’s name means “pure” when she has been bacteria-ridden since the day she was born….
Plagiarized
After a crazy week at the hospital, I checked my email and received a disturbing message. A concerned reader of Teachwithjoy told me that there…
Live with Anticipation
Yesterday was my first attempt at homeschooling four kids since I gave birth to Catalina. She wailed several times during the morning so I had…
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In-SIGHT
About the same time last year I wrote about my eldest son, Elijah, and his eye sight. For a ten year old, his eye grade…
