I chose this quote from the Kindred Conference because in many ways it summed up the overarching theme I heard there. Both Cindy and Angelina presented this idea, although in very different ways. The idea of a philosophy fits well with education – and with mothering as well. Cindy’s talks were about realistic family life…
A year ago, I asked for book recommendations for my year of Attend! One of the books recommended was Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung. I started in in December. But, now, I’m thinking it is almost as perfect for my year of }pacify{. Can we really be at peace when our schedules are so chock full…
If you have been reading my blog for a while, you might remember that my friend Heather and I were reading through Sally Clarkson’s Own You Life a while ago – a year? two years? (she’s since moved her blog!) I don’t really remember. It’s been a while. I keep looking at Own Your Life…
As you likely know, we use AmblesideOnline for our homechool curriculum. One knock AO gets is that it occasionally uses old, sometimes racially insensitive (at best) or downright racist (at worst) books. There are books to offend many groups – Roman Catholics have issue with Trial and Triumph and Westward Ho!; This Country of Ours…
A couple of weeks ago, I posted in my Daybook this quote from When You Pray, “We cannot hallow God until God hallows us.” I’ve been reading When You Pray by Philip Graham Ryken for a month or two now and very much enjoying it. I’m finding it very helpful in my own praying of the…
For each of the last two Christmases, my parents gave a 1000-piece puzzle to the family members of my generation. There are 10 of us: 5 siblings and our spouses. While we tend to the competetive (in only the very best way), we can also cooperate at a challenging task. We accomplished the puzzles in…
Last summer, our associate pastor preached through praying the Lord’s Prayer (Here’s the first: Our Father Who is in Heaven). It was revolutionary to my thinking. And my praying. Oh, my prayer life isn’t still what I’d like it to be (is anyone’s ever), but the ideas and actual praying is actually better. I decided…
N-boy has been reading these “10 Boys Who … ” books. Recently, he read one who wrote about great theologians and writers. In the book he read about A W Tozer. He came down and asked if we had any or if he could read some. I don’t know. I asked a trusted friend at…
From Robinson Crusoe: … I rather prayed to God as under great affliction and pressure of mind, surrounded with danger and in expectation every night of being murthered and devoured before morning; and I must testify from my experience, that a temper of peace, thankfulness, love, and affection is much more the proper frame for…