Preschool for Malachi has consisted of reviewing the letters f and b. He was not ready to move beyond that. When we focused on 1 letter at a time, he knew the response I was looking for from him - the answers were predictable! But now we need to know both…

During our lesson today, we learned how to greet someone and ask "How are you?" Here are the vocabulary words we learned: shalom - hello (or goodbye) ma shlomcha - how are you (when asking a boy) ma shlomech - how are you (when asking a g…

It's "snow" wonder they love doing it -it's "snow" much fun! The boys had another snow day yesterday and here is a glimpse of their snow adventure. This is the famous sledding hill in town and it is full on the weekends. But not o…

I plan, but I don't schedule. I pray for the Father to order my day each and every day and life in our house demands flexibility. However, I realize that some kids thrive on having some sort of structure. So, I am trying something new with the boys. I mad…

For Today. . . a verse to meditate on for the week: 2 Cor 10:4-5 "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, b…

If you can imagine coats, mittens, hats, snow pants, and boots scattered across the living room floor, then you have a glimpse of what it was like getting ready to go sledding as each child poured through the hall tree bench to find their "stuff." …

This week we opened our new science book Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day. From the author's website, "Apologia’s newest elementary science book will take you and your family on an exploration into the wonders …

. . . at the YMCA! The kids got to play at the new playland with their cousins, Luke's neices and nephews. It was so much fun for them to have so many cousins to play with . . . . . . and it is always fun going to work with Dad! Here are some fun pictures…