Sitting around a cafe table in our local Barnes & Noble, we were drinking coffee and talking about life and motherhood. The conversation was upbeat and there was laughter. Some of the laughter probably served only to keep the tears from falling, but I guess that’s not the worst defense mechanism. These were not only… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 5
Gatorade. Brightly colored. Sugary. Contains electrolytes. Cheaper than Pedialyte. I was giving it to Kory in a sippy cup when he was about eighteen months old while he recovered from a nasty stomach bug. He did not complain at all. In fact, as you can imagine, he started asking for more.(It seems that all of… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 4
If you want your child to read Caesar’s Gallic Wars in Latin, translate Virgil’s Aeneid, recognize works of art by the masters, and speak eloquently and persuasively, how do you get there? That’s the question Leigh Bortins, creator and founder of Classical Conversations, was asking herself when her own sons were young. Her answer to… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 3
The Five Aspects of Woman: A Biblical Theology of Femininity has been one of the most influential Bible study courses of my life. If I had previously thought, based on a cursory reading of Scripture, that women must have been created “a little bit lesser” than men, this study proved me wrong and opened my… Read More Missional Motherhood: Part 2
I snapped this photo on Monday morning. We had a lunch at our home for potential Deacons/Care Team members on Sunday after church, and one of our guests brought me a bouquet of flowers. It was the perfect opportunity to use these tiny vases which my friend Deborah sent me for my birthday. They’ve just… Read More Found in “Spring”
It really is the best week of the year, though it’s also the busiest. And the desire to take a little breather after the crazy pace isn’t an option for anyone in my house, well, except for Kayla who has the week off from Classical Conversations, but also a major thesis and defense due soon.… Read More Best Week of the Year
It’s been a routine around here for a very long time. So long that it actually didn’t even start here in Massachusetts, but is more original to our life in Oklahoma when we had a toddler, an infant, and a ministry to college students. It’s the Sunday routine, and we’ve hardly ever veered from it.… Read More A Sunday In The Life
This is not what homeschooling used to look like, say about 10 years ago. It used to be a dining room table piled with books and dry erase boards and three kiddos vying for help on a math problem or grammar assignment while simultaneously demanding a snack. It used to look like this, and I’d… Read More Homeschooling Hermits
This secret has been so hard to keep! Not that I really kept it all that well, but one advantage of living 2000 miles away is that I could tell almost anyone living here in New England knowing that it wouldn’t really get back to anyone in Texas. So, now I can tell you –… Read More She Said Yes!
I’m living out a little fantasy of mine today and for the next two days called Being Alone In My House. It’s so amazing. You know I still love having a full house, lots of people around my table, and the sounds of laughter and lively conversations, but this is such a nice reprieve. Robert… Read More Reflections & Resolutions