Rich man, poor man, Beggar man, thief, Doctor, lawyer, Merchant, chief. When I was a girl, we played a game in which we repeated this rhyme while pointing one by one to the buttons on our blouses. When we came to the end of our buttons, we had "determined" the occupation of the person we would ... View Post
And Now It’s Time to Go to Bed
When our children were small, I often sang to them before they went to bed. Along with classic children's songs were two that changed from day to day. One of these I learned when I first started going to the church nursery with our oldest child John when he was very tiny. You simply sing, "God loves ... View Post
The Barn Dance
Last Saturday afternoon Ray put on his jeans and I put on my new square dance dress. It was time for the annual fall barn dance. I usually borrow a dress from the hostess. She has collected--and her daughters have made--dozens through the years. They have big girl dresses and little girl dresses ... View Post
Through the Wardrobe
The sign on the door read, "Enter only if you want to go into Narnia." I remember thinking for a split second "I sure do" before joyfully opening the door. Our son John was about seven years old when he taped that sign to his bedroom door. Inside were characters from the imaginary land of Narnia ... View Post
Playtime
Playtime--a short and simple word so important to children. Children need to play and they need time to play. Now there's a way to lessen homeschool stress. Relax for part of the day and let your children play. I have great memories of our children using their imaginations at play. Though I have ... View Post
We Had a Big Time
I love the Southern sayings I heard growing up. Here's a fun example. When someone had been someplace special, such as a family reunion or the state fair or the Smoky Mountains for the weekend and a friend asked how it was, the response was often, "We had a big time!" Our daughter Mary Evelyn and ... View Post