One of my favorite lyrics is “Make peace with God, make peace with yourself, ‘cuz in the end there’s nobody else.” Truly, those are the only two relationships that I have full control over. When it’s my time to die, my decisions related to my relationship with God and the …
Cherish is a word we don’t use much in our everyday conversation. I think that is why bringing it into the everyday is such a challenge. It feels strange to even use the word. We generalize with words such as like or love or enjoy. However, I think there are …
It is my third year to participate in Write 31 Days, a challenge to write every day in October about one topic. Last year I wrote 31 Days of Stories for the Journey. The year before that I wrote 31 Days of Blending Work, School and Home. Since I am …
It’s been awhile since I heard the question I used to dread. The all-American question women ask each other to make conversation. “So what do you do?” The answer to that question is complex whether one is a stay-at-home mom or a Fortune 500 CEO, so I’ll save that discussion …
As tradition has it, we take our vacation the week of Labor Day. Which means we did no official school work this week, but we learned plenty. I could tell you we studied nature, Ohio history, physical education and zoology. But, the lessons I learned this week from our experiences were …
This is the week of homeschooling which I am tempted to skip writing about. The week I took no pictures on my phone. The week our schedule was totally disrupted. The week I got take out one night and served hot dogs with macaroni and cheese another. Mornings we slept …
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 …
