Phyllis Sather, Author at phyllis-sather.com

After Obedience – What?

Biblical EncouragementMay 7, 2007368Views 0Likes 3Comments

One of my favorite authors is Oswald Chambers. If you e-mail with me for any length of time you will more than likely find one of his quotes as part of my signature. This week I was having a discussion about obedience online with a group of homeschool moms. One of the women sent the following…

Homeschooling with Chronic Illness

HomeschoolMay 2, 2007188Views 0Likes 17Comments

©Write the Vision Eric was diagnosed with Leukemia in July of 1991. 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 we liked what we saw…

When you encounter a problem, where do you turn?

HomeschoolApril 27, 2007191Views 0Likes 1Comment

I received the following e-mail today from our homeschool consultant. It reminded me once again of how hopeless we are without the Lord. I asked permission to share it with you and she graciously said I could. I hope you are blessed by it as I was. "When you encounter a problem, where do you turn?…

Singing in the Rain

Biblical EncouragementApril 26, 2007253Views 0Likes 3Comments

I awoke this morning to the sound of distant thunder. A light rain quickly escalated into a real spring thunder storm. As I lay in bed listing to the thunder and rain and watching the lightning illuminate my bedroom walls, my ears began to hear a sound that seemed strangely out of place. One solitary bird…

Lessons from My Washing Machine

Biblical EncouragementApril 13, 2007161Views 0Likes 2Comments

This was to be our first “normal” day of homeschool since returning from our vacation. Have you ever noticed that God’s idea of “normal” is often very different from our idea of “normal”? [Tweet "Have you ever noticed that God’s idea of “normal” is often very different from our idea of “normal”?"] As I…

Our First House!

FamilyApril 6, 2007163Views 0Likes 6Comments

It was one of the most exciting days of our lives! We had just bought our first home. It was Saturday, July 3, 1992. We had waited two years for a house in this neighborhood to be for sale. Ten families from our church lived here and most of them homeschooled their children. That was…

The Dark Night of the Soul

Biblical EncouragementApril 3, 2007154Views 0Likes 1Comment

We left Friday morning, March 30th, at 4:30 AM to drive to Tucson, Arizona. It was pitch black and raining. As we drove through the blackness I found myself watching for some sign of daylight. At one point I even asked my husband what time it would begin to get light. I would peer into…