I don’t like making goals. Just being honest. Goals scare me. I think Brennig having cancer has given me PTSD in regard to goal making. The fact that our lives came to a screeching halt, five+ years ago has shaken my very core. Our family’s lifestyle of moving a lot (like every three-four years) has... Continue Reading →
“Sabbath isn’t about resting perfectly, it’s about resting in the One who is perfect (171).” - Shelly Miller
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unbornAddison - As seen on the Chicago Cultural Center Dome I used to be a voracious reader. My father works for a publishing company and at... Continue Reading →
It's Labor Day in America. In my mind it's the last day before school begins, but here where we live, kids started almost three weeks ago already. In the last three weeks, we've started school, take our oldest to college, unpacked his boxes into his dorm room, prayed for him and left him to fend... Continue Reading →
I am also grieving, grieving that my hovering is done and now I have to let them fly.
These last six weeks have been utter chaos. Not anything bad, but a lot of things are taking up precious brain space. I'm a middle season mom and my life feels so out of control right now. My oldest is graduating in two days. Woohoo!!! During all of his cancer treatments, this child refused to... Continue Reading →
We cannot hold on to anything else for all is temporal, but He is everlasting.
This weekend D, my husband, took down two trees in our yard. We have 5 trees that need to be taken down in total. Three of them are huge maple trees which had been sorely mistreated by previous owners. (Just a reminder: Do not put retaining wall bricks around trees while they are young. It... Continue Reading →
Every year the curse comes. It’s the mid-winter curse for homeschool moms. I may be the only one who feels this, but I do have one friend who commiserates with me. Late January and February are super hard for homeschool moms. The days are grey. The cold is here, even in the South. The kids... Continue Reading →
So the third part of my tag line is Hope. Why hope? There are two reasons. I apologize in advance if this seems rather random. I pray you would see my heart in this even if the words are jumbled. I see so many women out there who want to have a perfect home, a... Continue Reading →
home...hospitality...hope
Home Education in the UK
I will lift my eyes to the hills and their Creator.
a mom, a dad, four boys, and finally a little girl!
The Red House on the Corner 