So Tuesday night found me flipping through Google, hunting down the local Christian schools. ‘Flipping’ is a good word because I’d earlier flipped my lid. “I’m about to leave!” I’d seethed to my husband as things had heated to a climax. “Why don’t you?” he’d shot back, thrusting the baby and leveling a glare. I […]
Sabbath Weeks
My friend Katie linked me to this article on “Sabbath Schooling,” a style of scheduling the homeschool year so that every seventh week is a week of rest. We have been schooling this way for nearly three years now, though we’ve never given it a name. More or less, we school for six weeks and […]
I See You
You smell like apple pie this morning, a little nutmeg, a sprinkling of sugar. I fold a palm to your chin and wipe at your tears, and my kiss lingers on your freckle-dusted skin. Were you the baby I suckled all those long years ago? Were yours the feet I pressed to my face, was […]