The Lord has awakened, it seems, a tremendous passion in the hearts of His people for adoption. More and more Christians are seeking to answer the call of caring for …

One of my most responded-to posts–“A Letter to My Children About Marriage” revisited today at Raising Homemakers… “Should the Lord give you the good gift of a husband or wife, …

Who was He? This Jesus? “I want to be like Him.” That is what a Christian is, right? A “follower of Christ”…one who has devoted his life to “becoming like …

(Photo by Bria, courtesy of Robin @ Celebrating Motherhood) “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” (John Lennon) Is it possible, in this noisiest-of-ever-century, that …

Their naps fall right at cleaning up from lunch and wrapping up morning school stuff, and right before a full afternoon, squeezing all the life out of it I can. …

  I’ve used the term “warrior mother” before and I like that word. I think it is accurate, and oddly ironic up against the culture’s drum beat of “I am …

Happiness…we orchestrate our lives around finding it, yet it’s like grasping oil through fingers. Why is it so hard to find? “I’ll be happy when…” Because contentment, the thing we’re …

(continued from Part 1…) Thinking Like a Christian–Part 2 What Does the Bible Say About Public School? “There is no God and no soul. Hence, there are no needs for props …

Join me today at Raising Homemakers for a powerful reminder of the most important tool we can give our children… “‘Parenting is hard’.  My friend announced their family motto.  I …

Most parents believe “school is neutral”, are not aware of any agenda outside of “no child left behind”, and often make decisions about educating their children based on visible traits–the …

John Taylor Gatto (former National Teacher of the Year after 30 years in the public school system) is perhaps one of the most passionate advocates for school reform overhaul. I’d love to …

Continuing the series on public school education, it’s important to note that my intention in these posts is not to promote homeschooling. The point of this series is to specifically …

(I am still working on posts for the “public education series” but thought I’d disperse them intermittently between other, more encouraging posts.) So we approach a new year. I love new. New, …

In this series on education, I have and will quote quite often from John Taylor Gatto because I believe he is not only highly qualified to speak, having been intensely …