The List: A "Typical" Homeschool Morning

Each morning, I hand each of my kids a clipboard with a list attached to it. This list, folks, is a pipe-dream, a wild hope that they can manage to get through all of their assignments before 4:00. It rarely happens. But, after seven years of homeschooling, I still hope. And, after most-of-their-lives of homeschooling, they still react with shock and dismay to The List. Our days start quietly. Each child operates according to his or her own rhythm. My daughter (The Ballerina)... Read More

March 12 – Philippians 3:8a, 10a NIV

Philippians 3:8a, 10a NIV What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord….I want to know Christ… I want Paul’s passion to know Jesus, to be willing to let everything else go in order to know Him. It will cost. We can’t love both God and the things of the world. Jesus told us that. No man can serve two masters. Not “it would be hard,” but “can’t.” Every... Read More