The screen taunted me, not doing what I demanded of it. “How in the world did you guys get it to do that thing last week?” I exclaimed. Shrugging, the ten year old wrinkled his brow into a question mark, matching mine. Ellenor shouted off all sorts of inapplicable advice. Havilah wriggled deeper onto my lap, and […]
31 Days Revisited
Now that we are a good thirteen days into November–a good thirteen days into ignoring my computer almost completely–I think I’m ready to wrap up the loose ends of last month’s blogging challenge. Man, it was a great month. It really was. Except for the last ten days of the month in which this entire household […]
In which Ellen White never raises her voice
Part of my husband’s inheritance as a fourth generation Seventh-Day Adventist was a vast collection of red-covered books by one of the church’s key founders, Ellen White. Most of the books were passed down from his great-grandfather, and at one point we had two whole shelves of these tiny tomes. Now, I have had a love-fear relationship with Ellen […]
End of 31 Days
Day 31. We made it, huh? I must admit, sitting here staring at the screen right now feels a little bit like staring down the fire hydrant that is at the end of my (not-very-frequent) morning run. Each time I’m panting toward it this battle wages in my head: “Okay, there’s the fire hydrant. I just have […]
Notes From The Sick House
Well, we’ve been whipped and beaten by the stomach flu this week, which is no small defeat in a household of eight. This morning I finally felt normal enough to change out of pajamas, and begin the cleanup house-wide. Arienh and Eddie, you must know, ducked out of the family flu party by catching the […]
We Are But Dust
“Now King David was old and advanced in years. And although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.” 1 Kings 1:1 My mama knew how to hold back my hair in just the right ways. She was the kind of mama who brought tea on trays, who spread sheets on the couches and […]
How We Do: School Schedules with Ambleside Online (part 3)
Click here to find Part 1, and Part 2. While I am eating up all the constructive comments happening over at this post (if you have thoughts to add, please don’t be shy!), I thought I’d switch gears tonight and tidy up a few final thoughts on school schedules. You’ve seen how our schedules appear on paper, and you’ve heard how […]
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