The secret is not really a secret. It is, in fact, an obvious thing and probably makes up the secret to any successful endeavor. Prayer Consistency Dedication Selflessness That’s it. That’s the silver bullet. It isn’t method, curriculum, schedules or perfect students. It’s prayer for wisdom
Sunday morning, first of February, in the year of our Lord, 2026. 6:30 am, 12 degrees Farenheit, but feels like 7 degrees. Currently clear skies but still an hour before sunrise, so Sandlin Mountain and Oglethorpe are dark on a dark horizon. For those unfamiliar with the location of
Yesterday afternoon, Walter and I spent a lovely five hours home alone, napping, watching shows, cleaning house and doing little projects while Curtis and the kids climbed to the top of a waterfall, ran in fields, played on playgrounds, and just in general enjoyed fresh air and sunshine. It was
God blessed our family with an opportunity to live in “paradise” somewhat recently, and we spent a year living on a tropical island in the Caribbean. We are now back in Georgia living in a similarly warm but different climate and it’s given me some stark examples of how
Well, I succeeded pretty well with making it to Thanksgiving without eating any major sweets, though I did cheat a few times with a handful of chocolate chips or chocolate syrup in my coffee. 😦 The kicker though, was that I was supposed to stop at one piece of pie. I
The baby is getting smarter. This afternoon, I sneaked into the room to get something during his nap, and found him asleep, head turned toward the door, with his face clearly positioned to see the door through the slats while he was crying.
I sat down with my cup of coffee and sliver of pumpkin pie, ready to enjoy a slow, quiet start to my morning when I heard the baby crying and stirring. ”All is not lost!” I touted, as I carried my things to the bedroom. After a diaper change, clean
Why is exercise and movement so much harder as an adult? What happened to the carefree days of running like the wind or jumping rope for hours with friends? Exercising is absolutely a discipline and it’s an important one too. Sometimes it’s just as much fun as playing
Augustine came upstairs earlier than usual, crying but unsure of what he needed. After settling on the couch, and asking nicely for some “bekfras,” he proceeded to cheerfully devour a piece of banana bread and a glass of water, chatting away about different ways he wanted to surprise his daddy,
Have you ever woken up with one idea for your day that is so strong that when, five or ten minutes later, the day goes a different direction, you just can’t keep up? I had such a day recently. When I went to sleep, I had one child suffering
About ten minutes into cleaning the kitchen - which always starts with cleaning counters and stovetop - I had abandoned the basic clean, bypassed the deep clean and gone straight to the spring clean organizing, complete with packing up unused dishes, rearranging dishes and appliances and completely clearing the counterspace
I’ve been working on losing baby weight for the last three months and overall it is going well, though I suspect it’s due to the eagerness with which my baby eats rather than any concerted effort on my part to work hard at building muscle or practicing restraint.
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I am a wife and a mother. My husband and I have five wonderful and active children who keep me busy and provide ample opportunities for sanctification. I homeschool, keep house, cook, bake, clean and generally do my best to keep five little humans alive while also seeking to sneak