Setting the scene: Caroline is eating banana bread for her before bath snack. She goes to get out of her chair and give a bite to Daddy and somehow falls onto the floor, hard. Caroline (crying hard): I need you, I need you, I need you! Daddy (consoling): It’s okay. It’s just a little bump. …
Little ones seem to all go through a barn phase. I think it’s the combination of the red color and the cute animals. For whatever reason, it’s a predictable stage when you need to find barn-themed books for kids. These first two books about barns have been Caroline’s two favorite books for about three weeks …
A couple of weeks ago we stopped at one of the local cider mills after my physical therapy appointment. As we pulled in, I noticed a large group of children playing and instinctively knew they were homeschoolers based on the ages, time of day, etc. I looked over at the moms and knew I was …
If you’ve read here any length of time, you know that I am unwilling and unable at this juncture to label myself as either a complementarian or an egalitarian when it comes to women. I won’t get into all the whys and wherefores at this point. But I did want to share an interesting website …
There are endless books, magazines, blogs and websites out there that tell women how to “properly” do homemaking. For me, it boils down to one rule. It’s a simple homemaking rule, but profound once you routinely put it into practice. My Homemaking Rule Put it all away, every day. This is the cardinal rule around …
If I lived to be 100 and had endless freetime, there still would not be enough time to explore, research and do everything that I find interesting. There are too many books to read, instruments to play, places to visit, back roads to drive, and people to talk with. I find the world a fascinating …
I haven’t done a Caroline post in a long time so thought I would sneak a few pictures in and share a little bit about life with our 33 month old daughter. Yes, 33 months!!! I know some of you have been reading here since before I was ever pregnant and wondered if I ever …
"A mother understands what a child does not say." Anonymous
We Know Not What We Should Pray For (Rom. 8:26) by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman “We know not what we should pray for as we ought” (Rom. 8:26). Much that perplexes us in our Christian experience is but the answer to our prayers. We pray for patience, and our Father sends those who tax us …
From time to time I think about my experience in higher education and wonder. If I could do it over again, would I do it differently? I graduated from a smaller high school (150 in my class) and I was very ready to go to a larger university where everyone did not know everyone and …
"Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace."
