One time I complimented a young woman in front of her mother. I was sad when her mother quickly minimized what I said. My heart sank when I heard the mother's clear sentiment: “Oh, that’s not so special.” Affirmation is nourishment for the heart. I love to hear someone compliment one of our ... View Post
Frazzled, Worried, and Weeping?
Homeschooling is a scary prospect for many parents. Yet the world we live in today is making many, many of those parents timidly ask the question: Should we? Ray and I were in that position in 1990. We answered the question with a yes, but that didn't mean that those fears went away. This is the ... View Post
Who Intimidates You?
God said that He created us in His image, and we believe it. We believe that each of us really is precious in His sight. Still, we sometimes find it hard to trust fully and deeply in our hearts that we are equal to other people. I recently had the opportunity to visit with a young woman with whom ... View Post
Quiet Summer Days
I love to remember the quiet summer days of my childhood. I didn't know any children whose summers were filled with one camp and activity after another. My main activities weren't really activities at all, unless you call sitting in the clover making clover chain necklaces and searching for ... View Post
What Is Obscuring Our View?
We loved Dr. Jack Johnson, who became our friend after we moved here. By that time, he had retired from being a beloved physician in our little town. Whenever we saw Dr. Jack, he made us feel as if we were the friends he wanted to see most of all on that particular day. He lovingly made us feel, as ... View Post
Children, Gray Hair, and Wrinkles
As I have mentioned before, I enjoy listening to audio books. When our children were at home, the best "audio book" was Ray reading aloud to all of us, but we enjoyed audio books, too. The Little House, Narnia, and Winnie-the-Pooh series were favorites. I realize that my opportunity to listen to ... View Post
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