A Greater Purpose For Learning
I have often told my kids that language skills are important. Reading, writing, composition, and comprehension are all necessary and worth the hours of arduous…
Project Playground: Mission Accomplished
My back was killing me last night after Edric, the kids, and I finished building a playground in our backyard. One of our shared “fantasies”…
Motivating Children To Learn
Wouldn’t it be great if we could have positively splendid learning days every single day…where our children have voracious appetites for reading, rise to the…
Bible, Character, Character Building, Christianity, motherhood, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
When Things Turn Sour, BE SWEET
Early this morning I had a doctor’s appointment for my scoliosis. Three of my kids were with me — Elijah, Edan and Titus. (My two…
Not In Front of the Kids
For the most part Edric and I avoid “SHAMING” one another in front of our children. We don’t make each other look bad so that…
Love Beyond Poetry And Passion
When I was married in my 20s, I knew only of young love — the kind that inspired poetry and passion. But now that love…
Caught On Camera
This past week, homeschooling solutions asked me to take video answers to questions posited by other homeschoolers or would-be homeschoolers. Since my week was pretty…
The Isaac of Money
When my kids do anything noteworthy in their lives, I attribute it to the Lord. I know that I am a flawed mother and it…
I-Angel Hipseat Carrier
I received an awesome baby carrier as a gift a few weeks ago. It has an ingenious seat built into it that removes the pressure…
Complement, Don’t Complicate
“Complement, don’t complicate me.” That’s what Edric said to me at 35,000 feet in the air, on the plane home from Brazil. I was nagging…
How to Travel Without Your Baby
I’m not an advocate of separating a nursing baby and mother for the sake of traveling. But I believe there are occasions when it may…
Sunrise On Copacobana Beach
A couple of nights ago, Edric told me he was feeling lost. (With the number of hats he has to wear, juggling his responsibilities can…
