Lessons from a Mother’s Heart

Lessons from a Mother’s Heart

Lessons from a Mother’s Heart [mks_pullquote align=”left” width=”800″ size=”18″ bg_color=”#845e96″ txt_color=”#ffffff”]”A mother’s heart is the child’s classroom.” Henry Ward Beecher[/mks_pullquote]   Families choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons, and our family is no different. One of our reasons to homeschool was our desire to teach our children from a biblical worldview. Let’s face…

Searching for that Wellspring of Nutrition and Knowledge?
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Searching for that Wellspring of Nutrition and Knowledge?

Is it just me, or do fruits and vegetables seem even more delicious and “in season” during springtime? Perhaps it’s the return combination of warm days and cool evenings, inviting us back outdoors, that’s so positively conducive to enjoying fresh, healthful foods. And yet, while the impact and sensations subside with the season’s passing, I…

Let’s Dig In!
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Let’s Dig In!

“I can do it. We can do it! Let’s dig in!“ Those were the inspired words that rolled off my semi-motivational tongue, as I approached our three children at this year’s “spring break” starting line. For our family, the arrival of spring brings with it a call-to-action to get outdoors, and it’s a great time…

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Martha Syndrome

Lately I have been feeling a familiar “syndrome” trying to resurface in my life. I like to refer to it as the “Martha Syndrome.” It is something that I see in my life when I allow my time to be consumed by things other than the one thing that is needful. Syndrome, as defined by…

Mom’s Influence
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Mom’s Influence

There’s a saying I’ve heard all my life: If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. I can remember my mom getting in a funk from time to time when I was young . . . sure enough, I felt down and unsettled myself any time she wasn’t happy and content.  Lately, I’ve come to realize…