For my post today, I have rewritten a post I wrote six years ago. I wrote it after a mama called to talk about her daughter with learning challenges. The girl was in 7th grade, as I recall, and her co-op was about to study something her mama was afraid might be too difficult for her. As mamas do ... View Post
Can I get it all in by the time they are 18?
Bob Vollmer was 45 years old when he started to work for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Since then he has tramped around state property as a land surveyor. Now he is about to retire from a career that has lasted almost six decades. Bob Vollmer is 102. As he prepares to retire, ... View Post
Keeping Between the Ditches
"Keep between the ditches," my sweet Daddy used to say when I headed out in the car. He said that because he loved me. “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our abode with him." John 14:23 Our sweet Jesus said that because He ... View Post
Artist Eric Carle and His Mama
Yesterday I went on a field trip with one of our daughters and four of our grandchildren. We visited the Frist Art Museum in Nashville to see the Eric Carle's Picture Books exhibit. The exhibit celebrates 50 years of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. On display are dozens of Carle's original ... View Post
A Reason to Teach Your Own
Through my decades of involvement with homeschooling, I've heard many reasons why parents decide to teach their own children. Yesterday I heard one that was completely new. The mama who told the story is a retired school teacher. I'll give her the name of my own 4th grade teacher, Miss ... View Post