Sometimes I try something different, only to find that my children prefer a tried-and-true method of the past. So has been the case with science this year. When I pulled out the books that I had purchased for our study of physical science this spring, my children instead opted for something we used three years […]
The Wichitas of Southwest Oklahoma: Holy City, Fish Ladder, and Heart Rock
Just about every year we make a trip to my home state of Oklahoma. Our favorite place to make memories is the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge, which includes a visit to… The Holy City of the Wichitas, a very special site for all of us, as it is where our family started… […]
Seedlings: Fables from the Forest Children’s Book Review
Our family loves a vast variety of books and reading material, from comic books to pamphlets to encyclopedias to lengthy novels (not to mention the backs of cereal boxes and the instruction manuals for LEGOs). We especially enjoy our reading selections when they connect us back to the truths within the scriptures. Seedlings: Fables from […]
Hot Springs and Bathhouse Row in Arkansas {50 states}
As the dreaded winter vortex hit back in January, our family was touring Hot Springs, Arkansas… The soles of my shoes were freezing to the pavement as we walked beside the Hot Springs along Bathhouse Row. Because we could not really stay out for long in that frigid weather, we toured the Fordyce Bathhouse, […]
Physical Science Study
As we prepare for our studies of physical science this spring, I am excited to announce the release of Physical Science unit by Mia Borojevich. Here I just want to quote from a post from last semester: After searching through many books earlier this summer, I realized that it’s not always easy to find textbooks […]
What you made possible… again!
Deep down, I was hoping I would eventually have the opportunity to buy a Jesus well with the profits made off of this website. And you did it! Not only have you sponsored a child in Brazil via Compassion International (meet Jose here!), you have also provided water to an entire village in Asia. I honestly […]
Christian Theology and Ancient Polytheism: Study for the Dialectic
“In the same way that the dark deepens one’s appreciation for the light, the ramifications of falsehood make the truth that much more compelling.” (Christian Theology and Ancient Polytheism, page 10) Even with knowledge of many memorized scriptures, Bible stories, the plan of salvation, and apologetics, youth can still lack an understanding of theology and […]
Burgess Falls Tennessee and How Half-a-Hundred Acre Wood Came to Be {50-states}
Once upon a time a former-oilfield-man-gone-real-estate-agent and a former-engineer-gone-high-school-math-teacher lived in Knoxville, Tennessee. As I chased my corporate motherhood dreams and aspirations to return to an engineering career, we moved down to Houston, Texas, where I learned about how God can turn our biggest failures into His greatest successes. After I had settled down to […]
Christmas wRap 2013 – Our Year in Rhyme
Recounting the events of Twenty Thirteen January, December, and the months in between. Our year has been full of travel and fun, So let us track back through the things that we’ve done. January marked our first trip to Disney. Levi was enamored with a duck named Daisy. We met our good Florida friends at […]