Phyllis Sather, Author at phyllis-sather.com

You bet! And if you don’t believe me here are a few photos to prove it.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

ParentingSeptember 5, 2012486Views 0Likes 6Comments

You bet! And if you don’t believe me here are a few photos to prove it. Our stop at Voyagers National Park in Northern Minnesota proved to be very interesting as these photos will attest. Dan had a chance to show off his manly skills Rebekah managed to figure out…

In the middle of August this homeschool mother’s thoughts turn toward – vacations? Yes, it’s true. For many years we’ve vacationed the first two weeks of September.

Back to School September Vacation

HomeschoolAugust 29, 2012710Views 0Likes 10Comments

I really want to welcome all my new readers and thank you for deciding to receive my newsletters. I also want to mention my daughters article on Gilded Gears - Victorian Jewelry with a twist - that was in our local newspaper on Sunday. Her is a link to the article - Avon Sisters Start Jewelry…

Our hectic lives involve many changes, and changes require decisions, and decisions must often be made in the midst of a multitude of confusions. We run here and there asking advice. Often we make decisions without sufficient deliberation because we simply haven't time--or so we tell ourselves.

You’re Not Going to Want to Miss This!

HomeschoolAugust 20, 2012744Views 0Likes 8Comments

This is a devotional that I read often. It is by Elizabeth Elliot and is often just what I need in my fast-paced day. I hope you will find refreshment in it too. “Be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:10 First Be Quiet Our hectic lives involve many changes, and changes require decisions, and decisions…

Having a New Baby

FamilyAugust 13, 2012635Views 0Likes 0Comments

You remember well those first months of having a new baby – right? I know I do. Sleepless nights turn into groggy days, piles of never ending laundry, quick, easy meals grabbed on the run, and the joy of watching your new baby all blend into one. I remember Dan saying he didn’t realize how long…

I have not a shadow of doubt that if all our eyes could be opened today, we should see our homes, and our places of business, and the streets we traverse, filled with the "chariots of God.

Chariots to Carry

Biblical EncouragementAugust 8, 2012534Views 0Likes 2Comments

I have a lot of friends – myself included – who are struggling with difficulties of every sort. One has a very ill child, another has an unbelieving husband, still another whose husband is unemployed. No matter what the problem, Jesus is the answer. When I read this devotional by Hannah Whitall Smith, I couldn’t help…

Here we are a year later. Are we ready for a puppy? I’m not sure. I still tear up when I think about Strider for too long. I’ve gotten used to the freedom of not having a dog. Being able to go anywhere at any time without making arrangements for someone to care for a dog has been a big taste of freedom after 9 years of not being able to do that.

Are you Ready for a New Puppy?

FamilyJuly 31, 2012743Views 0Likes 15Comments

Well, ready or not, Captain will arrive in our lives at 10AM Saturday, August 4th. On August 16, 2011 we had to have our much loved dog Strider put to sleep. This is what I wrote at that time: I always said, if you have to have a dog, Strider was the one to have.…

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Matthew 7:1

Biblical EncouragementJuly 24, 2012758Views 0Likes 11Comments

THE PARABLE OF THE PEAR TREE Author Unknown Found on verseoftheday.com A father wanted to teach his four sons the lesson of not judging something or someone too quickly, and so he called his four sons together and said "I have a task for you. I want you, my eldest son to go out into our fields…