July 14, 2020 Doing Less, Loving More Kimberly calls it, “living in the moment,” but really, it’s choosing to live where God has placed you with hope for the final future. Your focus is not on temporal things but on the things of God. It’s been a long teaching road [...]
April 24, 2020 Big Building Blocks On our shop day last week when we were building the bird cage stand, Lucas and Jillian discovered some big building blocks! Lucas made some boats with tall sails. Jillian hopped out and made more boats! Lucas made the tiny ones sneak up on [...]
April 20, 2020 Atrina Serrata What in the Earth? Actually, in the oceans. It is the scientific name for the Sawtooth Penshell. Becky discovered two of these perfect shells, each about 6 inches long, on the high tide line at our favorite St Johns County beach. On the ride home, [...]
A birth story of our little angel (and a slideshow of proud siblings & family!) [...]
Some of my odd deep thoughts on animals, their importance in children's lives, and the responsibility and love they teach. [...]
Teaching the girls to research to make educated food choices at the grocery store. [...]
Who else is excited for 2019? Who else looks at the new year like a child on Christmas morning looks at presents around the tree? [...]
Finding Teaching Textbooks, a new style for a different learner [...]
July 12, 2018 My Civil Air Patrol Cadet One day Louis was driving past the Saint Augustine Civil Air Patrol building and saw cadets marching around in uniform. He stopped, asked them what they were, and raced home to tell Christina that he found the perfect activity for her. She [...]
June 30, 2018 Guinea Pig “Toddler” Since we had a baby Guinea Pig (Sweet Potato) born on the fourth of June, we’ve been studying Guinea Pig growth. Oh my, do they grow fast! Not only do these amazing animal moms deliver live babies with a full coat, open eyes, claws, [...]