When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers,
they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be
burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.
~ Isaiah 43:2 ~

I think it is one of the richest things about getting older – we have so many memories to draw on – that is when we can remember. While I often have difficulty with current things (what did I come into this room for…?) I have a fine memory for family times from the past.
Recently [...]

This June marked the 20th year our family has vacationed at the same cabin that we’ve rented from the same family. That is the entire life span of our son Eric, who was just three months old the first time we came here. Our daughters were two and four.
We lived in the same house for [...]

Happy Fourth of July to all of you. I hope you are all enjoying some family time or just a time to kick back and relax. For the first time in years we will be spending it out of town. We will spend the weekend in Lincoln, NE.
Before we leave I wanted to take just [...]

Many of us have chosen to be a one income family so that we can homeschool our children. This can often mean tight budgets without money for those extras.
The Old Schoolhouse is offering some free e-books that might be just what you need.
Are you considering homeschooling, or are you curious and simply want to know [...]

Our son Eric was diagnosed with Leukemia in July of 1991 whenhe was 16 months old. That was the year our oldest daughter was to start school in the fall.
For years we had been praying about and planning on homeschooling our children. We knew several families with children older than ours who were homeschooling and [...]