I usually have clothes drying on a drying rack in our R.A.K., which is what we call the room above the kitchen. One day last week I took a laundry basket of clothes upstairs to the R.A.K. and set the basket on the bed. When I took the last clothes out of the basket, it got off balance and fell to ... View Post
Teach Your Children to Trust
As I drove home from North Carolina on Saturday afternoon and evening, I took the scenic "avoid highways" route. "Avoid highways" is a misnomer; it really means "avoid Interstates," which is my favorite way to travel. I enjoyed the beautiful views, the small towns, the numerous little churches, ... View Post
Laying Down the Homeschooling Burden
Titus (our videographer) and I have continued making short videos to encourage homeschool mamas. The one we are releasing today asks the question: Can homeschooling be a lifestyle and not a burden? It took my family four years to make that switch. If you are still in the burden stage, I hope it will ... View Post
The Big and Little Stories of the Moon Landing
Early American spaceships returned to Earth by splashing down into the ocean. When the Apollo 11 spaceship splashed down, a helicopter lowered Navy frogmen into the water with rafts. They attached an anchor to the spacecraft, gave the astronauts isolation suits, and washed down both the capsule and ... View Post
Refreshing Rest
It's Friday. The four-capital-letter abbreviation we see sometimes in relation to Friday is irreverent. Let's go ahead and say the wonderful -- and respectful -- entire four words: Thank God it's Friday! I pray that we all find times of "refreshing rest" during this weekend. Near the end of the ... View Post
A Promise is a Promise
Yesterday Ray ran into our friends Bobby and Phyllis. They told him about an incident that happened recently when their Aunt Ina was recovering at a rehab facility. Their Aunt Ina mentioned "an older woman down the hall." "And how old are you, Aunt Ina?" Phyllis asked. She is 99 (100 come this ... View Post
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