Leaves are falling and changing color. Temperatures are cooling, and we have turned from air conditioner to heat. My eleventh grader from last spring is now a senior who is taking two classes at the local career and technical education center. My homeschool journey is ending, which has prompted me to ask myself, "What on… Continue reading Life Update
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Changes and What God’s Word Says About Them
I just completed my 15th year of homeschooling. This year I only had 1 student, an eleventh grader who took 2 classes from a career and technical school. Questions I keep asking myself are: Did I do enough homeschool with her? Was it too much for us both? Will the new reviewer of her portfolio… Continue reading Changes and What God’s Word Says About Them
Blind Mama Blues and Something Brand New
The pump that moves the water in our cats’ waterbowl will not work. I unplugged it and took it apart, but I can not find anything the matter with it. I asked my sighted daughter to look at it this morning, but she couldn’t fix it, either. Sigh. Last summer I bought two laundry baskets.… Continue reading Blind Mama Blues and Something Brand New
Thumbs, Coke Zero, and Not Sweating the Small Stuff
A few weeks ago while washing dishes, I touched a wasp that I didn’t know was there. He stunk my left thumb. Today while peeling potatoes I peeled a tiny section of my right thumb. Neither wound was severe. Still, my thumbs are mighty important, and it isn’t until they are hurt that I realize… Continue reading Thumbs, Coke Zero, and Not Sweating the Small Stuff
A Long Awaited Update
I'm sitting at my kitchen table, and the window in here is open. I'm listening to the rain and wondering why March isn't going out like a lamb. It came in like a lion and appears to be going out the same way. Reminds me of a song I once heard that said, "I didn't… Continue reading A Long Awaited Update
Don’t Faint, Pray
I didn’t want to get out of bed this morning. After pulling on my jeans, teeshirt and houseshoes, I poured a cup of coffee, wrapped up in a blanket on the couch and wished I could just read all day. “I don’t want to adult today,” I told the cat. He just crawled up onto… Continue reading Don’t Faint, Pray
We’ve Come A Long Way
A few weeks ago I read, “Rocket Boys: a Memoir” by Homer H. Hickam. It made me laugh, and it made me cry. It also made me ask myself, what kind of determination does it take to learn something difficult in order to achieve a dream? If I were failing algebra, would I want to… Continue reading We’ve Come A Long Way
Shannon Wells 