Now that we’re done with our first year of homeschool, a few people have asked me, “So how was it? Did you like homeschooling?” I thought it was a good question to reflect on and share with you. (Remember when I was agonizing over this schooling decision?!} Lydia’s school is a hybrid-homeschool. It’s more than [...]
Summer Journals for Little Kids
It’s summer! School is out and our desk is already dusty. I’m loving having Lydia home every day. (But maybe missing my Mommy & Asa days…) However, I didn’t want this summer to be a big blob of nothingness. If we’re going to homeschool (even partially), I want our lifestyle to be learning. I want [...]
Raising Your Kids To Love the Lord
Class of 2012
It’s done. Our first year of school. Lydia graduated from Kindergarten last week. *sniff* I am relieved to say I didn’t sob all the way through the graduation. Nor did I have terrible visions of an 18 year old Lydia leaving for college. In fact, it was a beautifully fun evening celebrating a big milestone [...]
Creating a {Healthy} Family Culture
A few weeks ago I attended the Orange Conference as a blogger! I live-tweeted* a lot of the sessions so if you were following me, you may have had a peek of how great it was. The Orange Conference is for pastors, leaders and volunteers in children, youth and family ministry. Their main philosophy is [...]
Sibling BFFs!
The Story of The Story
{Michael and me at the Fox Theatre!} A few weeks ago, I got a direct-message on Twitter from my friend, Michael from World Vision. He’s the guy that led us on our blogging trip to the Dominican Republic. He normally leads big-time artists on trips and he’s super well-connected in the Christian Music industry. So, [...]










