She shuffled into the visitation room at the Department of Children and Family Services and slumped in a chair. With her eyes focused on the tile floor, she didn’t notice…
She shuffled into the visitation room at the Department of Children and Family Services and slumped in a chair. With her eyes focused on the tile floor, she didn’t notice…
My early days with Twin A and Twin B (as the hospital called them) bring back a lot of memories, mostly vague. There wasn’t much sleep happening in those days,…
Idea #1 – Prepare a meal together as a family and take it to a sick or elderly friend this week. Idea #2 – Encourage your family to look each person they…
What are you doing for your Christmas homeschool break? Shopping? Traveling? Opening your home to family and friends? Have you thought about adding “volunteering” to your holiday festivities? Many homeschooling…
Do you have room for one more child? While we lived in a little three-bedroom house, we adopted three kids to add to the three I had already birthed. We…
There have been times when I wondered what in the world I was thinking when I started blogging! When I am reminded of how many blogs there are out there,…
Today I was cleaning out my desk when I came upon a letter from a World War II veteran friend. It was the last letter Pete ever wrote to me….
Let’s face it: The elderly are some of the most overlooked members of our society. My husband is an administrator of a nursing home, which I believe is a ministry…
(or at least get started that direction) 1. Share the cookies you have hidden. 2. Don’t sign your child up for an activity to help you look like a “good”…
Addressing negative behaviors in other people’s children is tricky. We’ve all been in a situation where we’ve taught a Sunday School class or supervised a play date and at the…