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Motivation

Do you jump out of bed in the morning when your alarm clock goes off? Do you stretch your arms out and yell, “Hallelujah, it’s a new day?” If so, start a website or go on a speaking tour. The world needs you.


More likely, you’re like the rest of us, wanting just a few more minutes of sleep before that confounded alarm sounds again (A-ha! You’ve been hitting that snooze button, too!). And, if there’s something in your day ahead that you don’t want to face, that alarm carries as much dread with it as an air raid siren.  Read more...


4 Steps for Conquering Clutter

Every now and then, we'll travel a few hours to stay at my brother-in-law's cabin on the Columbia River. The furnishings are sparse and there is no clutter. At certain times of the year, the only noise is the rushing of the wind through the gorge. I love sitting on the deck in the 90+ degree heat, staring at that beautiful basalt canyon. I am utterly and totally relaxed....

How I long to have that peaceful feeling from the cabin here at home, every day. Read more...

Dealing with Grief

The first time I heard the song by Mark Schultz, "Walking Her Home," was a day or two before Ruth Bell Graham passed away. The song follows a couple from courtship through old age. The young man in the song walks a young lady home after a date. They marry, have a family, and grow old together. At the end of her life, as she lay dying, he sits by her bedside, walking her home.


When dear Ruth passed from this life into the presence of her Lord, not only was Billy by her side, but her children were there, as well, and they all walked her home together. Read more...

Curriculum Choices

When you're facing a difficult time in your life and trying to homeschool in spite of it all, it helps to have curriculum that's easy to teach from. In this article, I'm going to tell you about some choices that I feel make teaching and learning easier. Not everything works for everyone, but this will at least give you some things to choose from. Read more...




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