A number of months ago, the nurse practitioner said something that stuck with me. She mentioned that the reason we often have to go to the bathroom shortly after we go to bed is because our body starts removing all the fluid inflammation more …
January 31 update: Caroline and I went to the doctor yesterday. She has something going on in her Eustachian tube. I had a chest xray and have some low-key bronchitis. Thankfully not the pneumonia that is all over the place. We’re on the mend, …
I mentioned in Curate Your Home (Cozy Life Reset – Day 12) that I was working toward removing 25% of the contents of my home. I wrote that post almost a month ago and I have been steadily working toward that. Obviously Christmas necessitated slowing …
Psalm 119:65-72 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. You are good, and You do what is …
Inauguration Day will take place on January 20, 2025. This is a little unit study you can do with your children to mark the day. There is plenty here to do an activity or two each day for the week prior. If you are new to learning with unit studies, …
I purchased this Hues and Cues game for David a few Christmases ago. We tried it at that time, but for whatever reason we just didn’t connect with it. We got it out again over Christmas this year at Caroline’s suggestion and really …
Americans are constantly surrounded by readily available distractions which makes it all too easy to be constantly plugged in. There is always another social media app to scroll (again), another movie to watch, another streaming series to start, …
Almost three years ago I wrote in Matching NIV Study Bibles – 30 Years Apart about buying Caroline an NIV Study Bible to match the one I purchased in 1992. Those are the Bibles we still use during our homeschool time. Mine has continued to …
Caroline and I used Compass Classroom’s Devotional Biology last year. I chose Devotional Biology because I wanted Caroline to have a course in biology, but it had to be meaningful and enjoyable. I wasn’t looking for one full of math and …
A few months ago I made the decision to move permanently away from Kindle and to Kobo. After doing a ridiculous amount of research, I invested in a Kobo Libra Colour. I am very happy with my decision and thought I would share with you a bit about why …
