“[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 […]
Habits of Seeming and Not of Being
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “…given, on the other hand, a mother who’s final question is, ‘what will people say? what will people think? how will it look?’ and the children grow up with habits of seeming and not of being; they are content to appear well-dressed, well-mannered and well-attentioned to outsiders, with very little effort after beauty, order […]
Granola Recipe
Back in the old days when I only had 2 kids, I had time to play in the kitchen. Once I went on a granola kick and after trying out a bazillion different concoctions, the family and I devoted ourselves (for life!) to the following recipe. We love this granola. It tastes like Bear Naked…only […]
So that’s why we keep old clothes…
I loved, loved, loved this post: Wrap Yourself In Story. A quote: “They are just things, sure. But they are also the illustrations and mile markers and memory stones that we gather up along the way, as our Story plays out year after year. They are more meaningful than mere fashion and they long outlive any […]
Himself a Lover of the Beautiful
I have been dusting off the covers of old religious books, many of which are underlined and marked by the pen of my husband’s great-grandfather. Education, a small volume by Ellen White, has proved to be a good companion to the reading I have been doing already in Charlotte Mason’s Ourselves. I’ve been surprised by how well they […]