A year ago, I ran into a quote from John Ruskin in Consider This by Karen Glass. I wrote it in my commonplace book. Today, when I started Awakening Wonder by Stephen Turley, I found the quote again and decided to share it with you. I love the alternating not merely. Education is not merely…
For Today… Monday January 4, 2016 Outside my window….It’s that mix of sunny and cloudy gray where everything is a little ethereal. When I was walking the dog, there were occasional snowflakes. I am thinking… that I have too much to accomplish this week before school starts next week! I’m so glad only organ starts…
What a fun year I’ve had with blogging! I started the year in 2014 introducing *revel* as my Word for the Year. The first time I did that exercise. I’ve enjoyed posting and referring and considering it throughout the year. I had wonderful guest posts from some of my favorite internet people. The Lord used…
For years and years my favorite Bible verse has been the one in the header to my blog, 2 Samuel 14:14. The verse, in the ESV translation says, “We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and he…
Jesus became human. Think about that for a minute. Jesus, eternal creator and sustainer of all things. Eternally begotten, all power, all glory, all love from the Father, became a human. Now, I’m Reformed in soteriology. And I fully believe man is Totally Depraved. I believe that the fall was an actual event in history…
For Today… the final Monday of 2015 Outside my window…. it is grey and dreary. rainy, blah. I am thinking… about how much fun my kids and I have had playing games today. I almost won at air hockey, but N-boy came back to steal victory. I am thankful… that we don’t have anywhere to…
I love Christmas carols. I love esoteric, uncommon Christmas Carols. A year ago for WwW, I shared ‘Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming.’ The third verse. I’m glad I checked, because it’s the one I almost shared again. Earlier in this Yuletide Season, I shared my favorite hymn which happens to be an Advent hymn:…
Needing homemade playdough for 3yo cousin’s gift. Pretzles, kisses or hugs, and m&ms. What could go wrong .. and all kid done! Woohoo! Mama & Papa’s tree … they use stuffed animals that play music. All the children love to play them. N-boy in top hat at millenry; R-girl stringing popcorn and cranberries in schoolhouse;…
Way back in November I posted about my tradition of making an Annual Ornament for the children as a non-crafty mom. It even comes with a video that I recorded. I thought I’d share the ornament I made for 2015. And they’re on the tree before Christmas – win! First, you should know that my…