I love this quote to encourage weary mothers to keep on keeping on. “If only mothers might see how powerful for good or evil is their influence; how the affections and the mental powers may be molded by prayer and maternal love, and how the groundwork for the future of the child may be laid […]
Healthy Snacks for Kids
October 7, 2010 by · 17 Comments
Junior High Students toured a local Organic Farm this week and treated to a bountiful harvest of healthy, fresh fruit and vegetable snacks. Everything was locally produced. The healthy snack assortments of colorful produce inspired me to share a few simple ideas and recipes you can serve to your children. Prepare an assortment of contrasting […]
Ultimate Homeschool Expo On Line
May 3, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
The Ultimate Homeschool Expo has been awesome for me today even though I don’t have daily homeschooling responsibilities anymore. I loved speaker Kimberly Ehlers challenge today: “I will not compare myself to any other Mom; I will not compare my child to any other child; I will celebrate the God created specialness of my child.” […]
The Ultimate Family Expo
April 28, 2010 by · 1 Comment
Are you longing for the ultimate help in raising your children whether you home educate or not? I homeschooled full-time my three children for 19 years. The two oldest are homeschool graduates and college graduates. After my husband passed away, I became a part-time homeschool mom. Now I encourage younger moms to persevere in their […]
Unto Him Who is Able
November 2, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Friday, I prepared my Sunday School lesson for parents of teens based on the scripture, Ephesians 3:20: Now unto Him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us…Unto Him be the glory! As a parent or mother, a wife, business person, […]
It’s not About the Money, it’s About the Time
October 5, 2009 by · 3 Comments
In our Sunday paper, there is a weekly column in the business section written by a father and son called Yoder & Sons. The senior writer is chief of the Wall Street Journal San Francisco Division, the junior writer is his 14 year old son. Yesterday’s column tackled the topic of whether son Levi can […]
The Idol of Success
October 2, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
My Sunday School class has been looking at idols of the heart that can get in the way of effective parenting. We studied Ezekial 14:1-16 and discovered that as long as there were idols in the hearts of the prophets, God let them have it their way. The results were not pretty. One idol of […]
Be In Health Conference
June 25, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Two weeks ago, my daughter Mary and I got to attend the For Their Life TM Workshop in Thomaston, Georgia. The week involves nearly 40 hours of intensive teaching and training on what the Bible says about disease and much more. Did you know that 3 John 2 says: “I pray that you may enjoy […]
Before I was a Mom
May 8, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Ed Note: This was sent to me by my sister with no copyright. A reader has notified me this quote actually appeared in a book by Mary LaGrand Bouma, The Creative Homemaker, which came out in 1973. I believe Bouma was probably the original author — just thought you might want to know. Before I was […]