Have you ever noticed how easy it is to appreciate things that are new? The first brisk fall mornings with their puffy grey skies and turning leaves. The first snow of the year. The first day of school. I remember even feeling a little tinge of excitement at opening a new math book (if you [...]
No man- I don’t care how colossal his intellect- No man is greater than his prayer life. -Leonard Ravenhill
“I learned how to live with dust bunnies and enjoy it.” I always like to feel I am contributing something useful to other folks’ lives. So that is what my sister-in-law gleaned a few years back, when she and her family stayed with us for a couple of weeks while they waited for their new [...]
by Sabrina Justison The runner is in place. Her shoes are double-knotted, her muscles stretched and warm, her body hydrated. She is wearing her favorite color of spandex, and her ponytail feels secure. Every muscle tensed, she waits for the sound of the starter pistol. But just as that pistol fires, some troublemaking knucklehead tosses [...]
Our aim is not to do what Jesus said but to become the KIND of people who would naturally do them. -Dallas Willard
Do you ever wonder if public and private schoolers are always having to justify themselves? “Oh. So, you send your kids to a ‘public school’, eh? Why?” “‘Private school?’ What’s that? A school that, like, nobody talks about or something? Why would you do that?” ____ To this day, I still get asked why my [...]
Here I sit at 2am The house is finally quiet Dishes done, laundry folded, Lesson plans arranged Oh, wait, that was just a dream… The day IS done And I’m worn out Another Monday night Papers falling off the desk My files a family joke Still I’m smiling Grateful for the day Rejoicing at what [...]
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. -John Bunyan
Quilting is one of my favorite hobbies. I find it very relaxing to quilt by hand, sitting down in front of the television or reading a book or riding in a car and making something beautiful out of a thousand tiny pieces of fabric. There are plenty of things you can do with a quilt [...]