Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
It’s that time of year. Our mailboxes are filled with envelopes, notepads, and address labels - all “gifts” from various non-profits asking us to donate this holiday season. Obviously we won’t give to every organization offering a free sticker, but most of us want to wisely … [Read more...]
The blog hangs in the inter web space quietly, so unlike every fiber in my being. Home-schooling two is four times the work than home-schooling one. (Math was never my strong subject.) We have one more family issue/decision/choice on its way to being resolved, but in the meantime … [Read more...]
Sometimes the world doesn’t make sense. Then I saw a sign...THE sign that sums it up for me. Sign from Primitives by Kathy I’m taking some time off from my blog to figure out why, why, why paper beats rock. And also to process some big family … [Read more...]
Tomorrow is it. The day kids have been anxiously awaiting since Labor Day last September. For our school district, June 13 marks The Last Day of School. (Capital letters. The day deserves proper-noun status.) How great is the first week of summer vacation? Sleeping in, no … [Read more...]
In January, when I made the weekly commitment to serve others, I stopped almost all volunteer activities at my kids’ school. This might not be a big deal to some, but for me, the elementary school became my second home. In the past 7 years I’ve been a classroom helper, … [Read more...]