Category Archives: The Christian Walk

Character-Building Book Resources For Raising Boys, Part 1

‘Crackers in Bed’ by Norman Rockwell, an advertisement for Edison Mazda Lamp Works in 1921. After sharing book resources that were useful for building character in girls, there was a huge number of requests for a similar list of books for boys. What … Continue reading

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Character-Building Book Resources For Raising Girls

Many of you have asked for a list of books with which you can guide the heart of a child toward purity. We want them to grow to be highly capable of living in the world, but not be a part … Continue reading

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Why Have We Stopped Protecting Our Daughters?

(source) My heart is breaking for our younger generation of girls. I am also a bit concerned about possible negative reactions from my readers, however I feel the need to speak truth. What’s the point of a blog if one cannot … Continue reading

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Running the Race ~ A Unit Study and Guest Post by JES

Physical Education is often overlooked in homeschool curriculum and would be welcome after a winter of being kept indoors.  This study will encourage exercise through track and field events, spiritual instruction regarding our call to “run the race”, while including the … Continue reading

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Our Upside Down World

 (The Upside Down House is a project created by a Polish businessman and philanthropist named Daniel Czapiewski, and is located in Poland in the tiny village of Szymbark. The house is also meant to be a profound statement about the Communist era and … Continue reading

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When Nothing Else Will Do, Give the Word

(a portion of A Lady Writing, by Johannes Vermeer, c. 1665-1666) This seems a particularly difficult several years of pain and suffering for so many I know and love, and now my beloved sister-in-love is battling cancer of the liver. Sometimes I am … Continue reading

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Thoughts On Time and Being A Mother

Dear Father, today the ‘little years’ flood my mind with sweet remembrances and a deep feelings of loss at their passing; I lift those feelings up as a sacrifice of praise to You, Lord! Amen! There were stories my mom … Continue reading

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‘Encourage One Another’ Link-Up #72 & Isabelle Is a Pig!

Proverbs 11: 2, 14, and 22 are on my mind tonight. Pride…is rotten! So often I try to make things happen my way without seeking the Lord’s way…and so often I fail, making a mess of it. I feel like … Continue reading

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(Some Of) The Best Gifts To Give Your Family All Year Long ~Part 2

(The Family Meal~you can hardly see Father in this old painting, but he is there behind the door) Is your family being fragmented? If you searching for ways to strengthen hearts and minds within the four walls of your home, … Continue reading

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(Some Of) The Best Gifts To Give Your Family All Year Long~Pt. 1

(The Family Meal~you can hardly see Father in this old painting, but he is there behind the door) Is your family being fragmented? If you searching for ways to strengthen hearts and minds within the four walls of your home, … Continue reading

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