It’s amazing what you find when you have a couple hours to sit down and catch up on unedited photos. I came across this from Kayla’s birthday back in January. She had been bugging me for a photo book of her own. It’s hard on our older kids that they don’t have baby books […]
Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. ~Micah 7:18 As I’m sure most families with children experience, our children often have short memories when it comes to acknowledging the mercy given to them. It’s most […]
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]
Brain Bubble TV is a YouTube channel that contains 60 second educational clips. New clips are published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Themed compilations of 40 to 60 clips can be downloaded via their website. From the Brain Bubble TV website: All of our Brain Bubble video clips are professionally narrated and produced by the Emmy Award-winning […]
This is the year of simplification and getting back to basics. We are making a more concerted effort to incorporate memory work review into our day and relying on great books. You can read about our routine by clicking here and detailed curriculum choices here. Below you will find booklists for the week and this […]
You need to know that kids from hard places frequently find themselves in fight, flight, or freeze mode. You need to know some always go to fight. You need to know that these children create hell on earth for some families. You need to know that these children, when triggered, hit, kick, bite, throw things, […]
Wednesday afternoon we got all settled into our new room on the 9th floor. We have quite the view, and were able to enjoy the snow from the coziness of our room. Those at home got up close and personal with about 17 inches on Wednesday and a couple more last night. Thursday morning the […]
After a sleepless night* at home, we headed off to the hospital without a hitch. *Grace sleepwalked as expected due to her anxiety. Patrick’s Monday PT appointment from his recent surgery left him in too much pain to sleep comfortably. I was feeling under the weather and distracted by Patrick’s inability to sleep. Grace did great during pre-op thanks […]