When you think of people who may struggle with a “god-complex” generally star athletes, Hollywood elites, dictators, or Fortune 500 CEO’s come to mind. Stay-at-home moms, housewives, domestic engineers (yep I’ve actually been called that) are often met with a more patronizing public opinion. “Oh, that is real work. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s… Continue reading In the Days of Queen Mom
Elephants Might Not Forget, But Pregnant Women Do
“…research has shown that pregnant women actually do just as well in cognitive tests as women who aren’t pregnant… Interestingly, in a different study, pregnant women rated themselves as having performed worse than they would have before pregnancy, even though they tested just as well as a group that wasn’t pregnant. So if you think… Continue reading Elephants Might Not Forget, But Pregnant Women Do
Dutch Men Experience Labor Contractions
Two things I knew nothing about until my adulthood: Having babies and Dutch people. I am now well acquainted with both. Which may be why I think this little video is so absolutely hilarious (especially after about the 4.5 min mark):
Set Down My Name, Sir
One of our family’s favorite books is “Dangerous Journey,” the story of Pilgrim’s Progress for kids. The first time through, I made it all they way to the Dark River (chp 8 of 9) without crying. I’ve slowly been working my way toward the front of the book. This last time I didn’t even make… Continue reading Set Down My Name, Sir
Getting Excited To Meet The New Girl
By number 7, you’d think I could care for newborns in my sleep. (Come to think of it, that would be a pretty sweet skill.) But the tiny phase is short and my memory even shorter so that I need a refresher every time around. It usually starts with some sort of midnight panic at… Continue reading Getting Excited To Meet The New Girl
When Opportunity Knocks
I was recently asked a question along these lines: What do you do with your family/kids to teach Christ and who He is and who He is for them? Parts of my Response: In general, our family worship time looks like singing a hymn, reading or telling a bible story, and then praying together. But… Continue reading When Opportunity Knocks
God is Not Mocked
Our women’s doctrine study is working through the book, “Easy Chairs, Hard Words: Conversations on the Liberties of God.” It’s a unique treatise of the doctrines of grace in that it is set in a fictional setting as a conversation between a young man with questions and an older pastor. Instead of working through the… Continue reading God is Not Mocked
A Blog About My Blog
I’m on an organizing push around my house. Call it nesting if you like, but I’ve always liked things to have homes. Are there really people out there who don’t? I know not all of us are always organized or sometimes we are too overwhelmed to get there; but really who doesn’t like the finished… Continue reading A Blog About My Blog
How I Do It
I was humbled to be asked by someone I respect very much how I do my life homeschooling 6 kids. If you’ve wondered, here was my response… Hi …, Thanks for the encouraging words. It’s very humbling to be asked how I do it. My first response was going to be something like: I don’t… Continue reading How I Do It
I Want To Be An Invitation
The preachers were beaten, threatened, and abused, and yet the people received their doctrine, invited, no doubt, thereto by their wonderful patience and cheerfulness under their trials, which convinced men that they were borne up and carried on by a better spirit than their own. – Matthew Henry on Acts 6:1-7 Studying ahead for this… Continue reading I Want To Be An Invitation
Talking Wall 