Taking up our German lessons once again, I send the children out with a list of things to find and photograph: a hen, a cockerel, chicks, eggs and chicken feed. They leave excited; I begin to clean. Their picture taking … Continue reading
There’s been a bit of discussion in my Twitter stream recently about summer homeschool plans. Do you take the summer off? Do you plow ahead at full steam? Continue but in a different gear? We have always, always, homeschooled through … Continue reading
When I first heard the John Williamson song, The Shed, I thought it an odd subject for a folk song. After all, when he sings “Every Australian boy needs a shed…” I couldn’t help but think about a woodshed and … Continue reading
Yeah, I know. I really should have put this up Friday because you really should have started this yesterday if you want to be on top of celebrating Holy Week according to, you know, the traditional week. Beginning Palm Sunday. … Continue reading
Sitting down to dinner, my daughter suddenly asks, Did you know that the cotton patch goose was important to people during the Great Depression? No, honey, I didn’t. Why is that? Her eyes light up and, closing her eyes to … Continue reading
I trudge out to the mailbox, slopping through mud in my husband’s snow boots thinking I really need to buy myself some shoes suited to our new life. Hunter greets the mailman’s jeep with barking and prancing, ready for the … Continue reading
This Monday I am offering all my readers a free e-book: Developing Christian Character Through Gardening. All you need to do is click on the link to download! I have offered this e-book before, but just recently edited it, … Continue reading
I never would have guessed that Mig the Pig’s Big Book would be both our downfall and our breakthrough. I never would have guessed that a little word like “gig” could bring a lesson to a standstill. And that “stopped”–oh, … Continue reading
Four children stand in the walkway, huddled together against the cold. Two came out without a jacket. One didn’t bother with shoes. It’s hovering just above freezing. They stand silently, listening. It is a rare moment of quiet. What do … Continue reading
Today, I don’t have to go anywhere. We may go to the library because I promised the children we would this week and this week is running out of days. But I don’t have to, I don’t even particularly want … Continue reading
I homeschool my children on a small hobby farm in rural Nebraska and write about life more abundantly, from the joy of a baby's smile to the almost unbearable grief of losing a son while seeking beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a garment of praise instead of the spirit of despair (Isaiah 61:3)
