The Christian Home

During the winter I kept an amaryllis plant in my dining room hoping it would bloom. All of my other amaryllis’ are red. This one, if I remember correctly, is called apple blossom and was a variegated white/pink color. I finally gave up on it and put it in my...

You Can Do Hard Things!

I’ve been working on installing a DIY patio now for several weeks. By myself, I dug out the area and transported the sod to the backyard where it can be tilled and incorporated into a deep slope. By Saturday, I had finished digging out all the sod and spent that...

Homeschooling Moms

To all the homeschooling moms out there, I would just like to say—you are my hero! I homeschooled my children from 4th and 1st grades through High School, but I was younger and it seemed easier. They have to master so many new things at an earlier age now. This week I...

God Supplies Our Needs

Last week I did a post on how to feed yourself from God’s Word. I wanted to continue this week with some interesting gifts from my grandchildren that have supplied me with tools to go deeper. I find it amazing that children are more often in tune with the needs...

“God’s Men Grow On”

Before I leave this book and change to another topic, I would like to look at one more chapter Dr. Havner called, “God’s ‘Inevitable Progress'”. If you are a parent or grandparent of boys, or have any role in the life of a boy, the following...

The Willie Syndrome

I have recently been thinking about a story that came up in the Little Town On The Prairie book, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. If you have read much of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, you know that a great deal of her writings are based on her life. Names have...