My schoolroom yesterday I already told you that I did not do so well on my very first quiz in my graduate school career. But what I didn’t tell you was that I failed the quiz. I got a 50%. Out of a possible 100% ~ just to clarify. I also didn’t tell you how… Read More “Adult Learner” or OCD? (or both?)
Starting our 14th year of homeschooling today. I can hardly believe my baby girl is in high school this year. Wasn’t she just beginning kindergarten? Wasn’t she just 3 years old and taking ballet class and afternoon naps and losing teeth? And completing her first “chapter book” ever? Oh, those were such milestones and proud… Read More Back to School 14.0 (And Back From Texas, Too)
About to get on a plane back to Massachusetts this morning. These were my thoughts on the flight to Texas last week… Cruising near 30,000ft on my way from Massachusetts to Texas via Chicago. Time to take Kory back to Baylor for his sophomore year. From my window seat the sky is blue, the clouds are… Read More Through the Clouds
My husband just confronted me about something I said to my children recently. And for the record, this hardly ever happens, his correcting me or having issue with something I’ve said or done, that is. In fact, I’ve worried before that he was secretly harboring all kinds of ill will and complaints against me and… Read More I Dare Not Trust
Happy Friday! I’m sitting here near a sunny window in a central Massachusetts Starbucks waiting for a beautiful young woman to meet me for coffee. It’s sort of a halfway point for each of us, and I’m remembering several other mid-way coffee dates I’ve had here. Life, walking with Christ, ministry….and boys (You know, the… Read More Gluten Free/Paleo Friday ~ Raspberry Dark Chocolate Muffins (& Summer Sanity)
I love this picture of my two big boys building a sand castle. This has been happening every summer for 15 years. The holes get deeper and the piles get higher every year. We just never outgrow the enjoyment of playing in the sand. There were little kids all around us on the beach each… Read More Maine: Building, Running, Celebrating