This year feels different than ever before. I have finally realized: I am not limitless! 😉 I am a second-generation homeschooler—and an only child. My mom was an amazing teacher and it seemed like we did everything. Life as a larger family has meant my kids have many advantages in the form of their built-in siblings that I didn’t have…
Written October 2017. Most kind and loving people have admirably low expectations for mothers of young children. People constantly reassure me that my failures are okay, whether it’s that I forgot to bring something, do something, answer an email quickly, or even if it’s something more important: “Nobody can be perfectly patient all the time.” “I didn’t read the Bible…
One thing I’ve really benefited from in the past couple of years is looking at specific women in Scripture to see what kind of lessons I can glean from their lives. I haven’t done this purposefully before now—I “just happened” across the Shunammite woman who helped Elisha and the woman from Abel who promised Joab Sheba’s head—but I want to…