I’m sitting here with a cup of coffee looking back at the second week of school. At 1:00 in the afternoon. I have to state that fact because I tweaked the schedule this week, and we were still able to finish school around lunch time most days. Don’t worry. My kids expect …
I love new beginnings! The first week of school is always the most fun, and I wish I could hold on to the newness and enthusiasm and pull it out in April. Of course, I’m always a tad bit more excited than my children are. 🙂 Getting the school room …
Nicole Cassady is married to Stephen and has 3 children. The family travels full-time to churches and conventions in music and preaching ministry. When Nicole takes a break from homeschooling the two oldest children and keeping up the travel trailer that functions as home away from home, she helps her husband maintain …
It has been over eight months since I last posted on this blog and told you I was going to Cherish this year. It has been a year of celebrating everyday joys, enduring some deep sorrows and sorting through what it means to cherish my life and how that fits …
I began this blog with my one word for a year at the beginning of 2013. In 2014, I didn’t choose a word, but looking back, I see that my word was probably FAITH and conquering FEAR. I am a big goal setter. I love to make goals. I love …
Slavery and the selling of humans is a big issue. It is not a new issue. Our most common understanding of slavery in America is the story of a race of people being sold and used in the days of the Civil War. But enslaving a group of people to …
These last 31 days, I have told you my story and my journey. It isn’t remarkable. It isn’t the stuff of famous biographies or even novels. But it is my unique story. You have a unique story as well that no one else can write. I hope you are …
Note: The last few days of this series, I will share stories of those that have influenced my own. I am forever grateful to God for each of them. My story would not be complete without telling about the one who has journeyed beside me every day for the …
Note: The last few days of this series, I will share stories of those that have influenced my own. I am forever grateful to God for each of them. Mentoring is very “in” now. It is perhaps what apprenticeship was 100 years ago. While formal mentoring sessions may be …
Note: The last few days of this series, I will share stories of those that have influenced my own. I am forever grateful to God for each of them. It was Bible class. The class that most of us seventh graders checked out of because, after all, we heard …
