Family and Faith | Heart of the Matter

Creative Ways for More of Jesus in Your Day

….For moms who have trouble finishing a cup of coffee. Play an audio bible in your home. This is a great way to get the word in you while you’re serving your family. It not only builds mom up, it encourages the entire...

Organizing Your Homeschool Library

Photo courtesy Marsha from Other Such Happenings I bet I’m not the only one who has a home overflowing with books. Sometimes it’s just really nice to have a book on-hand rather than going to the library all the time-...

The Rose Garden Myth . . . or is it?

This week in my Classical Conversations class, we read a chapter in Josh McDowell’s book Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door which was entitled, “Exposing the Rose Garden Myth.” It was all about how sometimes people...

To Keep or To Toss?

Most articles I’ve read about putting paper in its place start with storing your most important documents (whatever those may be) in a safety deposit or fireproof box. I’m going to start at the opposite end of the spectrum....

Planting a “Wild” Flower Garden

There is a long narrow strip of dirt in our front yard that just begs for flowers. I could design a landscape for it and fill it with perennials but I prefer a “wild” look. It’s easy to do, we get to see the flowers grow...

Getting to Know My Children

Having seven children has done wonders for my memory. There are so many things to remember about kids: Birthdays; shoe sizes; favorite color; what grade they are in (*ahem*); and what color they are wearing when we go to a...

Sliding into Lessons

In mid-February after my fourth grandchild was born, a friend casually asked what the next big event would be in our family this year. After stopping and thinking for a moment or two, I could honestly say,...

My Testimony

As a church project for 2011, we are collecting each member’s written testimony to put into a booklet. Since I had written my testimony and shared it on both my blogs, I went there first to find what I had already...

Mom and The Mat

My typical exercise pattern is to walk several times a week. I walk the dog, walk around the park, and walk on a treadmill. Then I thought about how my daughters and their friends seem to really get a good workout doing the...

With God, you CAN!

“I could never homeschool. I’m not organized enough. I’m not disciplined enough. My kids wouldn’t listen to me.” How many times have I heard these statements upon telling people I homeschool. I...