The world's ideas about what is best for children change over time. When our children were in the early elementary ages, I used to sit with my arms around their shoulders during church while they leaned on me. One day a dear friend who was a retired a school counselor praised me for doing this. ... View Post
If My People . . .
A friend once told me that she thought perhaps women have trouble sleeping during their 40s because they need to be praying for their teenage children. Perhaps that is true. I know that lying awake in bed can go two ways for me. Sometimes I succumb to worry. Sometimes I believe God uses the quiet of ... View Post
“Come . . . and rest a little while.”
Oops. Last week I forgot to mention that I am returning to a Monday through Friday schedule for Daily Encouragement for Homeschooling Mothers. A Monday through Friday schedule had been my pattern since 2013. I switched to seven days a week after the service that sent the posts out by email started ... View Post
50 Years Ago and 50 Years from Now
What will life be like 50 years from now? I don't know and you don't know, but God does know. Worrying about the future is easy, but trusting God with it is much easier because, well, He's God and He loves us and He's invited us to trust Him. Yesterday I decided to search for pictures that show ... View Post
The First
Last week I spent some time looking at a new timeline book we purchased. I was sad as I flipped through page after page of misinformation about the beginning of the history of the world. Here is a summary of beginnings from the Bible, the only book that can teach us what the very beginning of ... View Post
Change
We like some changes, such as a new item of clothing or an occasional change of scenery. Big changes can be another matter. Some are welcome, but others can be downright scary. Even little changes can be disconcerting for children. I remember one spring when it was time for our then-toddler John ... View Post
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