I hear a child’s frustrated crying in the kitchen. I go to investigate, and I find my 2-year-old son pushing with all his might against a chair, angry that it’s not moving. He has plans, but something has gone wrong. Soon I realize why he’s upset. The back of the chair has run into an open cupboard door and stopped his movement. But his head is down, his brow is […]
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Prayer Makes Things Happen
“The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” (James 5:16, NASB). Do I really believe this verse? If I do, why don’t I pray more? Our sermon on Sunday was on prayer. I came away challenged to make prayer the first thing I do: – When I get up in the morning – When I’m tempted to say things I shouldn’t – When I don’t know what I should do about something – When misunderstandings occurs – When I’m […]
Read More →Time for a Giveaway!
I’m already looking forward to our next study in November! I’m praying for all you ladies who are still working your way through Proverbs31. I’m so glad you’re not quitting just because we’re not posting any new lessons. If you get done, and you haven’t done some of our earlier studies, check the archives. There are five other studies just waiting to be done! 🙂 I’m also continuing to pray […]
Read More →Little Weeds
I’ve been catching up on weeding in the garden the last couple evenings. The garden’s a nice place to be, even if I am bent over picking little weeds out from between even littler seedlings. The hum of the traffic on the highway provides a backdrop for the birds singing, the neighbor’s tractor mowing, and our dog begging to get out of his kennel so he can trample over all […]
Read More →Blessed in His Body
Today the June issue of Portland Bride and Groom came out. Right there in the middle of that slick, picture-laden magazine were photos of our daughter’s wedding! Peter and Susannah kissing in front of the taco booth, Susannah’s rainbow shoes, the donut cake, the game booths, Peter swinging at the pinata. And at the end of the article, a short little list of vendors appears — a short and very inaccurate list. It […]
Read More →A School for Training Parents
(Post by Daniel Forster) “Home life is a school as much for training parents as children” – Andrew Murray This is actually one of the top reasons my wife and I are committed to homeschooling our children. Both of us finished homeschooling a long time ago, took some college classes, and read hundreds of books, but we’ll never be done learning. I know God has more lessons for us to […]
Read More →To a Thousand Generations
In the past seven days I have visited the grave sites of at least sixteen of my ancestors, in six different cemeteries, and spanning seven generations. After attending the Teach Them Diligently conference in Washington, D.C., my son and I were able to travel to the little village of Singers Glen, Virginia, where at least five generations of my family lived. We sat in the cemetery that overlooks the quiet […]
Read More →Helping Our Children See God’s Love
“We love Him because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) If we want our children to love God, one of the most important things we can do is to help them understand how much He loves them. Try this little project to help you teach your children about God’s love: Ask your children to point out every evidence of God’s love that they notice throughout the day. They may need […]
Read More →Leading Our Children to God
Part of my husband’s and my courtship consisted of sitting on tiny chairs in the children’s section of a bookstore, reading pictures books to each other. We were homeschool curriculum junkies before we even had children. We went to a homeschool convention when I was expecting our first child. So we were pretty hyped about schooling our own children. When we had the opportunity, we asked a friend who was […]
Read More →How to Make Time for Your Bible Study
If you’re struggling to find time to spend in God’s Word, here are some quick ideas to try: 1. Take a serious look at how you’re using your time. Usually when we’re too busy to listen to what God has to say to us, we can be fairly sure we’re doing something we don’t need to be doing. God has given us enough time to do all that He has called […]
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