Mothering, Pregnancy

2 Timothy 1:7 for Expectant Mothers

Julie / November 7, 2015

2 Timothy 1:7, hcsb: For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment. No question at all that this verse is not talking about labor and pregnancy.  It’s talking about the Spirit, about faith, about not being ashamed of the Gospel. And yet: our faith in Christ does inform and mold Christian childbirth.…

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Homeschooling

A Guiding Verse for Homeschool

Julie / October 8, 2015

There is one verse in the Bible that has become very central this year to the way we do homeschool—Ecclesiastes 12:12.  Here it is in context (vv. 9-14): Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote…

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Homeschooling, Recommendations

Getting A Different View

Julie / October 8, 2015

I’ve been working like a maniac the past week or so trying to plan out every last detail of school after the baby is due.  I’ve scheduled in a three-week break, but hoping to get back on the horse again thereafter and get some real work done before Christmas. And it’s so much easier if you have a plan.  No…

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