
I’m sure it’s happened since Adam and Eve. I imagine something like this: Adam: “Why are you letting little Evie play out in the rain without her buckskin slippers?” Eve: “Well, she hates shoes and I can’t keep them on her, so I gave up.” Adam: “You can’t just give up. We are the parents here, after all.” Eve: “What are you trying to say, dear husband? Do you think I’m unfit?” Adam: “I didn’t say you were a...
Hello friends! We are done with school and are busy playing the days away here! If my blogging gets somewhat inconsistent, you’ll know why. Every once in a while I like to do a “heard around here” blog post. I jot down funny things my kids say (most coming from my now-five-year-old Anna), so here they are along with some glimpses into our family life. Me: Anna, put on some socks! Anna: All I have is...
Tulip image courtesy of Twiggy Posts Only your Creator can tell you who you are. This is the truth that’s been ringing in my ears lately. Did you know a mirror is just piece of glass coated on one side with reflective metal? A mirror reflects your outward image, but it can’t give you any information about: who you are. what you were made to do. what’s important and valuable about you. your worth. “For we are his workmanship, created in...
It goes something like this with me: Yup, we are homeschooling . . . this year. But, wow, their kids are doing awesome in public school. That kid is learning Latin in private school. That kid is flourishing in the local school’s Spanish immersion program and they have great relationships with the Latinos in the community. That’s a neat ministry. There’s no way I can teach my kids to speak Spanish fluently. Wait, why am I doing this again?...
I recently got an email from a reader who was interested in taking one of my coloring pages with her on a mission trip to Mexico. So . . . introducing my first Spanish language coloring page! This one is from Deteronomy 31:6 (scripture taken from the LBLA) and was previously posted here in English! It was so much fun to do, and I’m going to pray about doing more of these in Spanish in the future. If you sponsor a child...