Full of Potential

Hello Friends, The Lord blessed me with a brand new bulletin board this week, a lovely board that my friends, Tim and Barbie Poling, custom made for me and hung in my new office “hideaway.” My room has a large window that provides a useless view of an ugly storage space in the fire exit… Continue reading Full of Potential

Practicing for Real Life

Dear Friends, Recently I heard a delightful story of how the children in one Lifestyle of Learning™ family expressed their compassionate hearts through their playtime. The girls asked their mom to take them to all the thrift stores in town. They had written a strategy for how to rescue all the forgotten stuffed animals! Mom… Continue reading Practicing for Real Life

The Canvas of Your Heart

Dear Friends, Like many little girls, my daughter Kathryn, wanted to try using a needle and thread. Knowing nothing myself about the craft of needlepoint she chose, I purchased a small kit that had a simple, pre-stamped design on the canvas. Being a young amateur it took her several tries to get her stitches right,… Continue reading The Canvas of Your Heart

Equally Yoked ~ Is It Possible for Our Children? – part 2

Our Future In-Loves Wanted to Be Parented  (This is a continuation from my previous blog post) In all three of our cases, our future in-loves were drawn by the Lord to be parented by us. They wanted to be parented, and we were willing and able to step up to that responsibility, which we also… Continue reading Equally Yoked ~ Is It Possible for Our Children? – part 2