by Tess Worrell | Jan 12, 2013 | General
“No fair!” How often do your children shout these words?In our home, the cry of “No fair!” is usually followed by a call for mom to come work things out. I don’t know about you, but the thing I like most about our home schooling (being...
by Tess Worrell | Jan 5, 2013 | General
Home schooling families tend to be great goal setters. We set goals for our academics, for our children’s spiritual growth, and for our co-ops. In all this we juggle so much. Home, school, church, extra curricular activities, work–sometimes in all this our...
by Tess Worrell | Dec 29, 2012 | General
To look at Jessica*, you’d never guess what she faces on a daily basis. Long, rich brown hair, a lean well-shaped figure, and a smile that could light New York City. Yet, a deadly killer lives inside her–growing. In her second bout of cancer, Jessica...
by Tess Worrell | Dec 15, 2012 | General
My mind is still reeling from the news out of Connecticut. While so many in our culture ask, “How could someone go after children?”–we know the answer. Sadly. We know that we live in a culture that “goes after children.”From abortion, to...
by Carol Carpenter | Dec 6, 2012 | General
“My kingdom is not of this world.” ~Jesus Christ, the Master and great Shepherd of the sheep As recorded in John 19:36 If we have chosen to follow Christ, we have committed to a life that is clearly outside the world’s cultural norms and is governed by heavenly...
by Tess Worrell | Dec 1, 2012 | General
Tis the season to see friends and family, attend special programs, and tour the lights. As our family sat around the dinner table the other night, a question came up, “What are your favorite family traditions?” Everyone named a Christmas tradition–a...
