I was very excited when the opportunity arose to help a friend of mine for two months with mission work. But as I sought the Lord He made it clear that I was not to do it. I could not doubt the peace He was giving me to stay home for the summer. Tuesday morning a week […]
For the past four days, I have been busily preparing for the leadership role in the upcoming Life FOCUS XV. It is amazing how God has led me to participate in this program for basically the whole summer. Having participated in the same program last year, I was not sure if He wanted me to […]
When I was teaching the qualities of forgiveness and wisdom in different classrooms, the Lord was faithful to show me what to teach. Here are some examples of times He gave illustrations I had not even considered. During one class on forgiveness, the principal announced an offense over the intercom and said she needed to talk to […]
Last week we had our cousin’s children come to visit us from North Carolina. It was a very busy week because they had two younger children and baby twins! Their oldest, Josh, loved the great outdoors. We appreciated his help and good example of sharing with his younger brothers. Caleb, the second oldest, enjoyed cars and riding scooters. He really liked pulling […]
Art is a universal language. What an experience it is to learn to capture an object or event on paper in your own way. But what is better than being an artist? Teaching other artists! I remember that a reporter once wanted to run an article on my work—but now I have the opportunity to be […]
A few weeks ago I happened to be reflecting on the games of capture the flag we had with friends in Virginia. As long as a flag is well guarded, the game can actually seem pointless. Suddenly a new perspective struck me: Satan feels the “game” is pointless when our hearts are well guarded! A courageous […]
This is not really the time of year to be thinking about maple sap; that is what we did in February and March. But actually, now that time has passed, we can examine the results of the experiments we made during sap season. On a previous post, I said that sap was great for drinking straight […]
One day David and I were riding our bikes and thought of somthing really fun we could make. We built a ramp for the bikes. We used old boards and nails. It is a lot of fun trying to jump farther then last time. I think our record for now is over 2 yards. You don’t always have to buy new equipment. You can use old materials that […]
I was sitting down at the piano the other night, playing away to my heart’s content, when up walked two friends with a problem. Lauren had locked her keys in her car. Unfortunately, AAA had sent a tow truck instead of a locksmith. Not much help. Well, they asked for a flashlight and I did […]
Last Wednesday, we went on an educational and thought-provoking field trip to Marietta, Ohio with some other home-school families in the area. One of the many points of interest we visited was the Campus Martius Museum. The unique name of the museum gives insight to the nature and character of the artifacts it displayed. Campus […]