This Is Completely Crazy, but Here We Go

My analytical nature results in unnecessary whining and worrying. Peace is fleeting for pessimists. Things are hard, impossible, or will become that way soon. I prefer to think life will get easier. After we escape a hard place, I want to languish in a hammock for a decade or two. I visualize it now. My children [...]

The Simple Pleasures of Homeschooling

I tried to pick my favorite quote from the Carnival of Homeschooling to share with you, but they are all so poignant. I encourage you to read them yourself. And while you’re at Simple Pleasures, enjoy a post or two or more.

Autumn Craft Collection

Collecting seeds in the woods resulted in imaginative creations. My son designed a pine cone bird with a sweetgum head. My daughters made acorn dolls with green hair and silk flower dresses. On our next adventure, we hope to gather leaves. Last year the leaves rotted brown. If the rusty patinas are missing again, we will make our [...]

The Song of Acorns, Pine Cones, and Sweetgums

My thoughts wander with the floating leaves in the cool weather. Who wants to be indoors when the breeze rustles the trees, and the birds fill them with music? The clear sky beckons, so we abandon the scattered books. Children pack clothes and cuddlies, Bible and blanket. I do well to find my shoes before [...]

Feeding my Pride

Because the lyrics of my life include Rich Mullins’ songs, someone gave me a twenty-six page magazine about the self-proclaimed ragamuffin. There are many pithy quotes in the Release Extra, but this one echoes. I don’t feed my ego by wearing pretentious clothes or by cutting my hair in pretentious ways or by snubbing people in [...]