A Story A few weeks ago I left my daughter at Vacation Bible School. Walking away from her caused me to crumple in the van, a mess of panic with flashbacks and fear. She was entirely safe. But my heart was in agony. _______________ What Happened? Nothing out of the ordinary had taken place. On Monday morning I had […]
The Law of God
“[The law of God] is the preserver of true freedom and liberty. It points out and prohibits those things that degrade and enslave…” -Ellen White, Education pg. 291 This quote affects me deeply, and I think it’s because I see Jesus there, in place of the phrase Law of God. And when I look through the lens of […]
Wander
I love watching this boy wander.
Name Changes
This is just a note to tell those of you who follow on email or by some other means that going forward on this blog I am going to refer to my children by their middle names. It will not offer total privacy, but enough that I feel like my fingers can be loosened to […]
Homeschool Art: Using Color to Depict Feeling
In our home the making of art is primarily child-led. I set up the environment (papers, canvases, paints and brushes, colored pencils, scissors, glue, oil pastels, string, art instruction books, etc.) and the kids have free access to the supplies whenever they like. Every now and then, however, I pull out an art instruction book […]
Childhood Sexual Abuse
I want to have a conversation about the incidence, prevalence and danger of childhood sexual abuse. I want to have this conversation with each other, with our spouses, with our churches, with our friends, and with our children. It is not a fun conversation; it can rile our nerves and put fear in our bellies. But […]
Homeschool Finds
As we are taking off from school the rest of June to enjoy David’s post-deployment block leave, I am binging on homeschool books, blogs, articles, forums and websites. Here are a few treasures I’ve stumbled upon: Quotes: “School should be a place where boys or girls lived together in accordance with the best human tradition […]
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