After all, what is the chief sign of growing old? Is it not the feeling that we know all there is to be known? It is not years which make people old; it is ruts, and limitation of interests. When we no longer care about anything except our own interests, we are then old, it […]
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Well this is a bit late, but I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We’ve had Grandma from Vancouver for a visit this Thanksgiving so the kids have been thoroughly stuffed and spoiled which means Grandma’s done her job well. The turkey was dry this year, but an improvement over last year’s undercooked bird
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We read the Chapter on John Bunyan today in Trial and Triumph. Although we had read Pilgrim’s Progress over a two year period, I had never heard Bunyan’s story before. There was a lot that came to mind as we read through it. Bunyan had been a foul-mouthed tinker until one day a woman rebuked
We know wisdom comes from God, scripture and good counsel. I’ve also heard someone put it this way: wisdom comes from two places – your mistakes, or the mistakes of others. I providentially landed on this MUST READ post over at The Common Room tonight. And I do prefer to learn from the mistakes of
Kristine emailed me last night asking if I was following Challies’ latest posts titled: The Weaker, The Stronger, The Homeschooler, a series of posts based on Romans 14:1-12. The posts discuss Christian Homeschoolers, Public Schoolers and Private Schoolers and their attitudes towards one another’s educational choices for their children. Apparently, there are some less than
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We spent the day under a thick marine layer that never burned off at the beach for nature study today. The kids didn’t seem to notice as they dove in, testing the current in the cold foamy ocean waves. (Shaw’s Cove, Laguna Beach – a not quite finished sketch!) Their more sensible Mothers sat on
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I don’t post recipes here often, but this one is quick, inexpensive, tasty and pretty healthy too. The cabbage, cilantro, lemon, salt & pepper mixture is the kicker – you could add it to any favorite taco recipe to add extra crunch and flavor. I use whatever left over chicken we have or if I’m
Kristine framed this poem for me for my baby shower last night.It was one of our favorite poems from YR2, one of those things that just warms a Mother’s heart. Enjoy! Pittypat and Tippytoeby Eugene Field All day long they come and goPittypat and Tippytoe;Footprints up and down the hall,Playthings scattered on the floor,Finger-marks along
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Last night I spent some time browsing child training articles and was reminded of how good it is to revisit these things at various stages of training my kids. One of the main issues I’m dealing with now is my 3 1/2 yo daughter who cries very loud and very intentionally when she is offended.
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