Family Life

I grew up on a mission center called Ukarumpa in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.  There is one road in and out of this community of people, which by our standards would be considered a small town in the country.  It is home to around 600 people.  Anyone traveling …

What did American homesteaders living over a century ago buy when they made their trips to town for groceries and supplies?  I started thinking about this as I unloaded the bed of our truck, after our monthly shopping trip last week.  What did they take out of their wagons?  What …

I know there are many homeschool moms who are blessed to have “schoolrooms” in their homes to teach their children.  I know that it helps separate school time from the rest of the day and school supplies from other toys and activities.  At our house, we do all of our …

I often think about how people lived on family farms over a century ago.  I think about this when it comes to homeschooling too.  People had large families for a good reason.  They needed their children to help with the farm!  Where did school fit into that?  From what I …

What is this weird looking snowman thing?  What, my husband looks like a duck person?  These are some of the questions that have gone through my mind recently.  I spent more than a year of my life away from the computer and any other electronic device.  I was learning to …