Acknowledging the dark; awaiting the exultant explosion “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.”John 1:4-5 In Idaho, our days are shortening by the moment, shadows overtaking the landscape alarmingly early in the evening. The morning creeps in slowly, … Continue reading Awaiting Glory
Writing
Basic Meal Plan #1
It's a week where I need a little break from planning and cooking, so here's a very basic, normal "What We Eat in a Week". We turn to this kind of menu week after week, and the two recipes originally come from a Real Simple cookbook I bought right after my husband and I got … Continue reading Basic Meal Plan #1
Our 2024-2025 Curriculum Picks for 10th, 8th, 7th, & 5th Grades
Every one loves a good “Curriculum Picks” post, so here is our 2024-2025 list! While preparing this post, it hit me that by the end of this year, I would have taught my children every grade from preschool through 10th grade. Where does time go, and can I please have some of it back? One … Continue reading Our 2024-2025 Curriculum Picks for 10th, 8th, 7th, & 5th Grades
Metaphor
Earlier this summer, my family and I packed a telescope, star guide, and snacks into our Suburban. All six of us piled in and headed out to the desert just as the sun was setting. The next few hours were spent driving through sagebrush and rock, potato and barley fields, and open range land filled … Continue reading Metaphor
Rolling On
I was loading the washing machine one afternoon when the door from the garage flew open and slammed into the wall. I jumped out of the way of the hoard of boys. Two…four…seven boys ranging from 6 to 12 flung off their dirty shoes and careened through the laundry room, yelling battle cries as they … Continue reading Rolling On
Friday Four: Gratitude
It has been awhile since I tackled a “Friday Four,” but today I would like to share four items for which I am grateful. There is something about autumn that inspires gratitude and reflection. Perhaps it is the warm colors. Perhaps it is the change in the foliage that creates a recognition of the changing … Continue reading Friday Four: Gratitude
Don’t You Listen
I once read a story of a little girl who wanted to start a neighborhood newspaper. She skipped alongside her mother on their daily walk and chattered happily about her simple plans: look outside to see what was happening on the street, run inside to write the newspaper, and share it. The mother and daughter … Continue reading Don’t You Listen
The Landing of the Pilgrims
While it is currently popular to use history as a means to create tension, divide society, and break down tradition, it is more productive to focus on the positive character traits of heroes, expound on uniting principles, and encourage piety and respect toward one’s heritage. Those tired of revisionist or bland history textbooks will find … Continue reading The Landing of the Pilgrims
Beautiful Drolleries
[This world] is a gorgeous old place, full of clownish graces and beautiful drolleries, and it has enough textures, tastes, and smells to keep us intrigued for more time than we have. Unfortunately, however, our response to its loveliness is not always delight: It is, far more often than it should be, boredom. And that … Continue reading Beautiful Drolleries
A Sanctuary for Souls
"She loved beauty and she was creative, but her creativeness found its joy in the shaping of everyday life to a form of comeliness, so that it became not just something that one put up with, but something that was enjoyable and lovely in itself."Elizabeth Goudge, The Heart of the Family It's probably a great … Continue reading A Sanctuary for Souls
Moira Ferrer 