July 9, 2024 Hard-Pressed Homeschooling I didn’t even have a decent box to mail them in. When I sent our materials back to California, I wrapped grocery bags around…
June 26, 2024 Daringly Different ( Or… 10 reasons you might NOT want to homeschool your kids: ) As a homeschool mama and evaluator, I’m sometimes asked whether homeschooling…
June 21, 2024 Choice “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened,”… I sink back onto the couch. I feel like there’s a leak inside me…
June 14, 2024 Cover Us “He will cover you with His feathers and under His wings you will find refuge: His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart” (Psalm…
June 12, 2024 Humbling Homeschool “Just go take a break! I’ll call you in ten minutes,” I tried release the frustration in a slow, deep sigh that felt like…
June 4, 2024 Reading Wrestlings “They told me she needs to repeat Kindergarten next year. She isn’t reading yet.” I tried to present a calm, encouraging response to my…
May 28, 2024 The Sunny Side She knows! Although so many things don’t make sense to her anymore, she understands that I am preparing to say goodbye. This breaks my heart.
May 24, 2024 Soaring With Mom (This month I have been “remembering backwards” in honor of my dear mama, Mary Araujo. Maybe I should wrap things up? Or maybe there’s…
May 15, 2024 Gardening with Mom My mom was a gardener, but not only of plants. She planted seeds wherever she went: seeds of kindness, seeds of love, seeds of…
May 13, 2024 Mother’s Day Delight This is the third post in my “Remembering Backwards” series. On Mother’s Day, I remember my mom. I might have been 27, a young…
