If you want your child to read Caesar’s Gallic Wars in Latin, translate Virgil’s Aeneid, recognize works of art by the masters, and speak eloquently and persuasively, how do you get there? That’s the question Leigh Bortins, creator and founder of Classical Conversations, was asking herself when her own sons were young. Her answer to… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 3
It really is the best week of the year, though it’s also the busiest. And the desire to take a little breather after the crazy pace isn’t an option for anyone in my house, well, except for Kayla who has the week off from Classical Conversations, but also a major thesis and defense due soon.… Read More Best Week of the Year
Saturday was a great day. Oh, it was cold and windy, but the sun was shining brightly. We were surrounded by thousands of smiling faces. There were crazy costumes. There was food. There was laughter. There were cowbells and bagpipes. It was wonderful. There was also enough healing in my knee to run 6.2 miles… Read More Common Grace Race
I know it’s New England. I know it’s not spring yet. (But it is technically only seven days away.) I know it often snows in March (and April) in these parts. But I’m just tired of wearing my winter coat. So tired of it, that I’ve been going places without one, trusting that my hoodie… Read More Statute of Winter Coat Limitations (Etc.)
It’s been a routine around here for a very long time. So long that it actually didn’t even start here in Massachusetts, but is more original to our life in Oklahoma when we had a toddler, an infant, and a ministry to college students. It’s the Sunday routine, and we’ve hardly ever veered from it.… Read More A Sunday In The Life
I’m living out a little fantasy of mine today and for the next two days called Being Alone In My House. It’s so amazing. You know I still love having a full house, lots of people around my table, and the sounds of laughter and lively conversations, but this is such a nice reprieve. Robert… Read More Reflections & Resolutions