Last week, an event occurred that could not have passed over the notice of any American - the Chicago Cubs won the World Series! Now, I am a Georgia girl but I married a Chicago boy, which means that I also married into a love for...
“The welfare of God’s kingdom is not dependent on the election of this Kingdom.” This election season has proven exhausting and mostly discouraging if I am honest with you. Laura spoke last week on not giving up - and I’d like to offer you some perspective....
November 8th will prove to be a pivotal day of decision for our country. The 45th President of the United States of America will be elected. I'll be honest - I'm not in support of either leading candidate, but I'm not disillusioned with my country and...
Twenty years ago, when I was still twenty-something and single, I was received into the Eastern Orthodox Church at St. George Cathedral in Wichita, Kansas. I had been in that small windswept city on a graduate fellowship, and had spent some ten months living in a...
God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. — E.M. Bounds As a homeschooling mother of four, I teach my kids a variety of subjects every day. While...
Over the last year I purchased a rather large world map. When I was trying to decide the best place to put it for homeschooling, the wall by our kitchen table seemed best. In my mind this place was not visually ideal, but the location has been a blessing! Since the...
Over the past two years, we have made a commitment to redeem the way this family shops. Some one-a person, or many persons-have produced or picked the goods we consume. Persons bearing the imago Dei-dignified, beautiful, and complex. As Christians, I believe we have a Biblical mandate...
Inspire (v) - fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. Watching the Summer Olympics is a truly inspiring activity for families around the world right now. Our usually non-tv watching family has intentionally plugged in for...
These are hard times. We have major trials in our country and around the world. And each of us personally have trials in our hearts and families. I think of how Jesus said do not be troubled. "Do not let your heart be troubled (afraid, cowardly). Believe [confidently]...
We live in ever shifting times in the world and as of late, I’ve been seeing a lot of “gloom and doom” posts. Although I understand how things can appear to be getting worse around us, I like to step back and look at things...