Monday, 23 August 2021 / Published in Articles, Blog, Encouragement, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Just Breathe, Mama

  Hey Mama,   This is the day that the Lord has made! You are still breathing, and that’s a good thing. Your children are healthy and whole. They ate today. Your lights are still on, and as of this minute, there is gas in your car! There will be dinner on the table tonight.
Monday, 16 August 2021 / Published in Articles, Blog, Encouragement, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday, High School

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Long Days and Short Years

  Hey Mama,   Every graduation, a video is created from only ten pictures to depict that child’s birth through their graduation. It plays for thirty seconds with their desired music in the background. When I watch these, their life from birth through graduation literally passes in front of my eyes, and I end up
Friday, 13 August 2021 / Published in - Faith, Articles, Blog, Encouragement

Moving on From Challenges in Life

  Moving on can be difficult. When someone hurts us or someone we love, too often forgiveness is the last thing on our mind. I remember my first official position as youth minister. I moved from Cincinnati, OH, to a small town in Kentucky, thinking that I was starting a job at a congregation with
Monday, 09 August 2021 / Published in - New to Homeschooling, Articles, Blog, Encouragement, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Perseverance or Public School, Mama

  Hey Mama,   What does homeschooling mean to you? Are you doing it because it’s a current popular trend and super convenient during this pandemic? Maybe you travel a lot or your kids have special needs. Were your children being bullied in public school, and you thought this would be the solution? So maybe
Monday, 02 August 2021 / Published in - College, - Faith, Articles, Blog, Encouragement, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Let’s Not Forget About History, Mama

  Hey Mama,   In five years, life will be very different. You may have another child (or even a grandchild). People you know may have passed away. You might live in a different house or in a different state. You might have a completely different job. You might have no job at all. Life
Friday, 22 April 2016 / Published in Articles, Blog, Encouragement

5 Tips for Quiet Times for Busy Mothers

Years ago when I was reading Jim Elliot’s Journal, I found the following: “Anything, good as it may be, put before my study of the true and living Word, becomes a snare, and I must assiduously avoid all such if the Word of God is to be my fresh meat every morning.” The first time
Friday, 15 April 2016 / Published in Articles, Blog, Encouragement

Integrating New Challenges

As a former high school teacher, the first thing that people think (and say) when I reveal that I now homeschool my sons, is that it must be so easy for me. It’s a reasonable assumption to make if one thinks that homeschooling is just teaching a few subjects. Pop open a curriculum and away
Wednesday, 13 April 2016 / Published in Articles, Blog, Encouragement

Role Model

For many years I have been a mother of boys. Although I desired to have a daughter, I was blessed with boys. I have become a pro at playing hot wheels and mending ripped jeans. I can even out shoot them at basketball, although that may change after a couple more growth spurts. Despite all