My life right now. In bullets.

Totally random thoughts: I like the photo above. It’s a fig tree. The things God makes are just plain cool. And I’m so glad He made people who can capture them in ways we can all enjoy. I was driving home last night from a Mom’s Night Out and there was a kitten sitting in [...]

Potatoes, how I love thee

If I was stranded on a desert island and could only have one food, it would be potatoes. I love them in any form, but mashed are absolutely my favorite food on this earth. We even had them at our wedding. I love, love, love potatoes. I could eat them every day. Yes I could. [...]

Train up a child: 10 things

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately.  So often I’m ruled by fear in my parenting — fear that I’ll damage them beyond repair, fear that they’ll make horrible choices and land up [...]

The Shack: My $.02

As promised (about 20 years ago), here’s my two cents on The Shack (aff). The short story: First cent: I did not like the first two thirds. Second cent: It finished better than it started. The longer story: This is not the first time I’ve started this post and that’s because I just don’t quite [...]

How to know what to teach, or, what I want my children to know

How do you know what to teach? This has got to be one of the most common questions I get from people who find out we homeschool. It was also one of my biggest questions when we pulled our daughter out of public school in 2006.  I had no idea where to start. Curriculum choices [...]