Leaves on the dogwood tree in the front yard have a red tinge and the air had a nip in it when Ray and I made an early morning trip to Cookeville yesterday (not for doughnuts this time). God had placed the earth and the sun in the perfect alignment for the first day of fall. The leaves that floated ... View Post
What kind of world are my children going to face when they grow up?
Earlier this week a homeschooling mama expressed a concern that I know many of you are feeling also: What kind of world are my children going to face when they grow up? For decades, many Christians, including Ray and I, have shared this same concern. I don't know if it is really true, but the pace ... View Post
Ideas Change But God Remains Constant
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
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