The Witching Hour!
That time of day when everything seems to break loose at once. That hour and half at the end of the day when the children are tired of their own amusements and ready at once for some Mama attention and...
View ArticleFour Things I Need To Parent Well
Lately parenting has been a bit rough around here. I’ve been homesick and needed some time out to get my perspective back. I was reflecting on all of this and realized that there are four things that I...
View ArticleSome Days Are Supposed To Be Tiring
Actually all the days are supposed to be tiring and some of them will be more tiring than others. One of those duh! realizations that hits you at 2:40 am when you’ve been trying to get back to sleep...
View ArticleWrapping Up: Glimpses of Our Week II
Children romping after church. Buggle is such a good big brother! Labor Day we took S with us to the creek where we love to swim. Jack and I played and the big three and S waded up the creek – not...
View ArticleJob Failing
One of the things that happens frequently around here is jobs done halfway and left in hopes that no one will notice! Sometimes (most of the time) this is an attitude problem as much as anything and...
View ArticleWho Feeds The Teacher? Mother Culture Is An Essential.
“Do not let the endless succession of small things crowd great ideals out of sight and out of mind.” Charlotte Mason I have been thinking about this issue of renewing ourselves this week, as a...
View ArticleGrowth: Hard Work, Holding On, Letting Go
‘Tis the season of growth! Everywhere new plants are pushing up through the soil and people are changing what they did before to accommodate a life that is different than what they had planned....
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