The White Rose
A White Rose bloomed. A picture makes me think... [...]
What This Mother Wanted
What This Mother Wanted TimeWarp From May 12, 2024 Becky returned to us for the summer (or at least a bit of it) on Saturday. Louis brought her home from the airport in the wee hours when everyone else was sleeping. We had work that ended at 2pm. It was [...]
Watching Them Grow
Throwback from: April 20, 2024 Watching Them Grow I’m feeling nostalgic. I’m watching girls dance and play while a sideshow plays and I hear music my Daddy used to play. Not just my girls but they all feel like mine. I’ve watched them grow in our gym. Some I’ve coached, [...]
This Day – April 28, 2024
April 28, 2024 This Day It’s been a whirlwind a week. Mountains, valleys, bridges, resets, tears, joy, excitement… all together and jumbled up and sometimes at the same time in my heart. This day was one of reflection. Thankfulness, answered prayers, closing doors, broken dreams, memories, amazing celebrated accomplishments… My [...]
Baby on the Events
March 21, 2024 Baby on the Events (Throwback story from December 21, 2023) Jillian called, “Mom, I’m taking some pictures of Laud!” Lucas jumped along to help out. He loves taking pictures of his little brother. Somewhere in their cute little thoughts, they decided our four-month-old should take a picture [...]
And We All Made It!
December 31, 2023 And We All Made It! Butterflies swam in my heart, stomach, mind… anywhere… everywhere all at once. I’m sitting in one of the folding seats in the Ocean Center with a baby nursing… I’ve been here, done that before, but never have I been in this venue [...]
Growing Young Women
December 28, 2023 Growing Young Women It struck me with a text I sent: I have the littles at gym with me I had Jillian, Lucas, Thea, and Laud. Half of our “biggers” are actually adults. That’s a strange place to realize I am at. I paused a moment, glancing [...]
God Knows You
This week in Sunday School, our children are focusing on “God Speaks.” One of the wonder truths in our curriculum is basically that God knows you! God knows every person, He knit them together (No one is an accident!), He knows everything about their hearts, minds, and souls [...]
Pumpkins
Pumpkin Memories [...]
Science Add-Ons To Curriculum
Science Add-Ons To Curriculum October 22, 2022 One of the advantages to homeschooling is being able to pick curricula. Most of us would agree that our children can recite movie lines – sometimes even if they’ve just seen the movie twice. We used BBC Nature with David Attenborough for science [...]