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Fall Reflections
Mmmm…Fall! There are so many wonderful smells in the fall. The smell of old leaves beginning to decompose and return nutrients to the earth at the base of the trees from which they’ve fallen. The...
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Lessons Learned from Indian Summer
October in the North East can be breathtakingly beautiful. People come from all around for leisurely drives and hikes in our wooded areas. It is hard not to be impressed by the splendor of the foliage...
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Lessons from the Fair
It’s fall and you know what that means! Candy corn, caramel apples, crisp, cool air and (in our part of the country) the local county fair. For the past few years, my kids have entered the various...
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The Face of Depression
So, we’ve pretty much all heard people say that there are so many “holidays” made up to benefit Hallmark, right? Well, there are just about as many “awareness” days/weeks/months every year, but in...
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Fill My Cup
Cup…it’s a simple word really, with many definitions, but the first thing that come to mind is an object you pour a beverage into. Webster’s defines a cup as, “a small vessel of capacity, used...
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Fall is in the Air…
There’s the smell of cinnamon, nutmeg, apple and pumpkin everything. Beautiful, bountiful, colored leaves greet the eyes and crisp cool air lends itself to building leaf piles, and leaf pile jumping! I...
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Fall Is The Best!
My favorite time of year is almost upon us here in Alabama. The time of year that includes the beauty of the fall colors coming alive in nature as the leaves reveal their beautiful, enriching colors...
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Relax!
The other day my wife was talking to…let’s just say “another homeschooler.” The conversation revolved around college and the plans she had for her soon-to-graduate child. My wife summed up the woman’s...
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Healing Done Well
Surgery! That isn’t a word any of us really want to hear. It is a little scary when you need surgery for any reason, even if it is minor. Thoughts of complications, not waking up, and more, may go...
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Don’t Fall for the Lie of Perfection
For most of us, fall means back to school, back to sports, back to dance classes . . . and girl scouts and boy scouts and AWANA . . . and Robotics and theater and co-op . . .and everything else that...
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Changing Seasons
It’s officially fall here in Virginia. The days are cool and crisp, leaves are beautifully painted reds and golds and the produce stands are full or pumpkins and apples. Everywhere you look there are...
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Giving Thanks
It’s that time of year again. You know, that glorious time in November where we spend one day cooking scrumptious food, sitting down with the people we love, and expressing how thankful we are for the...
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Blessings & Gratitude
During November in the United States, we tend to be more intentional about being thankful. We KNOW it is something we should all do more often, but in the busyness of life, what is urgent is what often...
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Who Is My Neighbor?
The subway train came to a jolting stop. A mass of travelers scooted out the doors, while others jostled each other to board the train. The doors closed and a few people plugged into their iPods. A...
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Instilling a Thankful Heart
When I was a kid, Hook was one of my go-to movie choices to watch when I was up all night. (Jumanji was the other choice, but that has no merit to my thoughts today, besides letting you know I have...
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Experts Without Answers
Having done research most of my life into learning, and especially learning when there are struggles of any kind present, I have discovered a few things. One is that no one is a learning or teaching...
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New Seasons
As a homeschool mom I have been privileged to witness each stage of my children’s lives. I have seen the light bulb come on when they learn a new concept and see the growth as they work through a...
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The Year of Reconciliation
This past year has been very different for me, filled with great sorrow, but also great peace. I sometimes give names to certain years, like 2011 I had dubbed the Year of the Butterfly, because it was...
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An Open Letter to My Son, My First Born
But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving Spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth). ~John 16:13a Dear Son, My heart is full today. It is full of Love, a...
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He Is The Gift
The first gift of Christmas was a simple gift given by a father to all his children–to us. He gave us His son, the Christ. We ALL have been given a gift…the gift of a Savior. He is the Gift. This...
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