Author Archives: aheartforhomeschooling

Five little words….squeezed in between….Sometimes what we think is the focal point, God squeezes in between His greater lesson. I was reading about Hannah this week, Samuel’s mother, as found in I Samuel 1.  We read all about her life situation, her priestly counsel and her fervent prayer.  Hannah’s life story is important to all thatContinue reading “5 Little Words”

Dear Tomorrow Self, Don’t worry about it!  Whatever it is that is on your mind, your list, your nerves….let it go!  Tomorrow will be just fine.  God has a perfect plan, so stick close to Him and He will guide your day the way HE wants it to go! Love, Today Self Confused?  Yep!  MeContinue reading “Yesterday!”

Would you rather…..run fast…..or run far?Have your paycheck go fast….or go far?Vacation fast….or far? We have choices to make every day.  And each choice has consequences.If you run too fast, you might not be able to run very far.If you spend your paycheck fast, there will be nothing left to go far.And vacation!?!?  We don’t evenContinue reading “Fast or Far?”

1932 = Gasoline cost 18¢ a gallon!  It was a very good year for more than just gas prices though!  My mom was born on April 26, 1932!  Happy 90th birthday to my amazing Mom! To the one who juggled raising 5 children plus the countless friends and neighbors who were always welcome at ourContinue reading “Gas Prices and My Mom”

How do you know when you need a good old fashioned childhood TimeOut? I have a saying:  As goes my purse….so goes my life!  I know when I have had “enough” when I can’t find my keys in the mountain of random receipts, tissues, lip glosses, pens, etc. haphazardly tossed in my purse. My friend saysContinue reading “That’s Enough!”

True story?!?! Aren’t all – or hopefully most – of the stories you tell TRUE stories!?When was the last time you started a story with, “This is a lie!” ??? Hold on a second…we may not tell lies to others…but what kind of stories are you telling yourself!?  Do they all begin with, “True story”!? Continue reading “True Story!”

A quick internet search these days produces extraordinary results….literally millions of results in under 1 second! Google “God” = over 3 BILLION results in 0.55 seconds!“Love” = over 12 BILLION results in 0:58 seconds!“Grace” = over 1 BILLION results in 0.63 seconds!Anything we want to know is literally right at our fingertips! Everything except what God wantsContinue reading “Searching”

Sweet babiesCute toddlersAwesome big kidsWonderful teensConfident young adultsDevoted parentsWise middle agersHappy retireesSuper hero seniors Which age group description made you smile?For which one did you nod in agreement?Which one are you?And your loved ones? All of life is precious, isn’t it?God sure does think so! We are made in His holy image! “So God created mankindContinue reading “Precious”

There!  I said it! I admit I can’t do this thing called, “Life” on my own….I need you.More than your help, I need you to be who God created you to be.And I will strive to be who God created me to be.A variety of strengths and differences….together we can be complete as the Body ofContinue reading “I Need You!”

It’s pretty amazing! I can walk keeping in step with my 3 (!) year old grandson and my 1 year old granddaughter and yet I can also keep in step with my (? year old) husband! How do I do it? I listen I watch I wait And I humble myself when I move tooContinue reading “Keep in Step”