Monday, 16 August 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * High School, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

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 * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog

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 * Encouragement, * New to Homeschooling, Articles, Blog, 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
Friday, 06 August 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog

The Lessons Caedmon Learned

  Do you have children that feel intimidated in some areas of their life? My children were all incredibly shy. They never wanted to speak or perform in front of other people. Yet, they had a lot of good stuff to say and were talented musically. I was inspired by Caedmon, a British shepherd from
Monday, 02 August 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, * High School, Articles, Blog, 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
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Blog

Homeschool Chores En Mi Casa

  The title of this blog entry is also the title of one of my earliest YouTube videos. It means “in my house.” The subject: chores, rooms, and colors. We cover colors in the fourth and final unit of my Spanish 1 class, which focuses on shopping (clothing, colors, foods, and drinks). Chores and rooms
Wednesday, 07 July 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Blog

Spiritually We Will Look Like Aliens

  The first time I went to Mexico, it was to take classes from Wichita State University. I went to Puebla, Mexico, to earn college credits and to immerse myself in Hispanic culture. It was a lot of fun and an experience that I will never forget, but it came with a high price. There
Monday, 05 July 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, What Quiet Time?

  Right now, it is very loud at my house! The kids here are playing a game together with our kids from California that have come for a visit. Though it is loud, I wouldn’t have it any other way. But there are times I long for quiet. I mean really crave it. It is
Monday, 21 June 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Teach The Constitution From A Christian Perspective, Mama

  Hey Mama, What a crazy world we live in! Seen the news lately? Disasters, riots, trials, and tribulation all seem to be the “new normal” these days. The Bible tells us trials will come and go. Some last longer than others, and some are so painful you cannot breathe. It’s easy to ask, “WHY,
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog

Teach History Starting With Genesis

  I started college in the early 1980s as a young believer enthusiastically reading my Bible each day. As a nursing major, I was bombarded with evolution in all my classes. Without anyone telling me, I knew the Bible taught that God created the world in 6 days. Jesus even mentioned it!  I was confused.
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Monday, 14 June 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Mama, Make Technology Work for You, Not Against You

  One of the prophecies of the end times is that knowledge would increase (Daniel 12:4). In my lifetime, just in the area of music, we have gone from listening on the radio then to record players, eight tracks, cassettes, CDs, and now to streaming music through a myriad of devices. And that is just
Blossom With True Learning
Thursday, 10 June 2021 / Published in * Encouragement, * Faith and Family, * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Blossom With True Learning

  One of my very favorite things as a mom is to watch the love of learning in my children.  Sometimes it’s through something I introduce to them, and sometimes it’s just something they discover on their own, but either way it’s up to me whether or not I encourage that growth and exploration. My