Finding Life beyond the struggles
Today my heart is heavy. It's been heavy the last few days as news of the Taliban takeover has reached me. As I read news of the Christians, my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, who are fleeing or hiding from the threat of death that hangs over them. The situation makes my heart and... Continue Reading →
When we first began homeschooling, I bought an undated teacher planner. I wrote down every subject in the curriculum workbook plus our extracurriculars. I even have a space for anything extra we might do, like watching a documentary. I don't plan our school year out all at once, instead I plan week-by-week. That may seem... Continue Reading →
Do you remember how exciting field trip days were? A day of not sitting at a boring desk, reading out of the same material, shuffling from class to class, just going through the mundane monotony. Believe it or not, sometimes homeschooling can feel the same way. Thankfully it doesn't have to be all school books... Continue Reading →
I first wrote this post in September 2020. Not much has changed since our first year of homeschooling, including my opinion. We have found great new materials to use and we've brought Isbe in with her very own workbooks (per her request, of course). This year, I'll even be doing some homeschooling myself, as I... Continue Reading →
Happy Friday! I can't believe July is basically over already. What are you looking forward to next month? We will be picking up our school year again after the month long break we had. You would think with a month long break I would've read more books than I did, but I got a little... Continue Reading →
Among these were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah of the tribe of Judah. And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: Daniel he called Belteshazzar, Hananiah he called Shadrach, Mishael he called Meshach, and Azariah he called Abednego.Daniel 1:6-7 ESV Nebuchadnezzer brought these youths into his fold. He tok them from their suffering (the... Continue Reading →
I was born with the congenital heart disease, Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and I had five heart surgeries before the age of three. In the middle of all of that, God spoke and told us that He was going to give me a new heart. I stood on that promise for twenty-two years... Continue Reading →
You know that moment when the lights in a theater go down and the entire room becomes dark? In the darkness do you ever notice the glaring red EXIT signs? What about the tiny lights placed along the pathway to lead you to safety? God's Word is a lot like those little safety lights. Your... Continue Reading →
One of the simplest and quickest dishes we make on a weekday is spaghetti. You boil the noodles, cook the meat, mix it together and add the sauce. Ta-Da! It's done in less than 20 minutes. But what about when you want to add some variety? This is the question that we asked before deciding... Continue Reading →
It seems like there's quite a few babies being born or about to be born, at least in my circle. For all the new parents out there, I want to share my favorite products for newborns. These are the products and companies I will always recommend to the pregnant women in my life. My 6... Continue Reading →
Above My Waves 