Sweet and Simple Things of Life
Sweet and Simple Things of Life
Learning to read independently is such an exciting milestone. There is something special about watching a child go from sounding out words to suddenly discovering that they can open a book and enter a story all by themselves. But finding…
We began a new academic year last month in July, and dived right into another year of learning together at home. Every year, I enjoy seeing what other homeschool families are using, so I thought I’d share our curriculum choices,…
Dear Mummy and Daddy,As I was editing your story, I was overwhelmed with emotion. It’s not as though I hadn’t heard your story before — I’ve heard it so many times that I probably know it by heart — but…
There are seasons in life when things look so bad that we can’t help but ask, “God, how did I end up here?” Nothing is going according to plan. Doors close instead of opening. Circumstances feel unfair, even cruel. We…
This season, my thoughts have been lingering on Mary. Not the serene, halo-lit Mary we often picture in nativity scenes—but a real, young girl. Engaged. Dreaming of her wedding day. Looking ahead to her future with anticipation and excitement. I…
The other day, I overheard my 7-year-old humming softly as she played, “What is our only hope in life and death? That we are not our own but belong to God, that we are not our own but belong to…
I’ve been walking with You for years.Not perfectly — but faithfully.Verses memorized,worship songs on repeat, teaching Sunday school,Scripture notes in the margins of my Bible. But lately? I don’t recognize myself. Love feels like duty.Joy—like a memory.Peace? I’d pay for…
(This past Sunday, the sermon in church was based on Psalm 139. I wrote this poem while re-reading this passage and mulling over it.) In my mother’s womb, you formed me with care,Knitting me together with precision so rare.You made…
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve found myself in that awkward moment. You know the one—when someone asks, “What do you do?” and my instinctive response is to shuffle my feet and mumble, “I’m just a stay-at-home…
There is a saying in English that goes like this – “To be heavenly-minded is to be of no earthly good.” This saying assumes that the more we focus on heaven, the more we neglect the world, or that we…
