Able and Eager
It’s been 30 years since we took these photos and our faces were printed on the prestigious pages of the local newspapers. Our 5 seconds of fame weren’t perfectly preserved, but I thought I’d share what I had.
Category: Homeschool
Our Education Path
This is OUR story, based on our prayers and our answers. We don’t claim to know what’s best for anyone else. This is what we chose, based on the Word and its direction for us. This is our testimony, not because our path was the best path, but because the One who chose our path for us is the best at choosing.
Saying Goodbye to Heart-Schooling
I still have a few more things to take care of. There are some grades to send in to their home-school umbrella. There are some books to give away, and some books to sell, and some boxes to clean out. There are some things to consider. Do I need to keep all these pencils? Do…
Ms. Nelson is Missing
Once upon a time there was a beautiful teacher named Patricia Nelson. She had thick dark hair and eyes, a bright smile that produced dimples on her cheeks and sparkles in her eyes. She was slender and seemed confident just by the way she carried herse…
Rising to a Smile: Ms. Nelson Part 2
I realize now that Ms. Nelson didn’t just love her students. It wasn’t simply her care and attention that made her memorable to us. She seemed to have an ability to challenge us that made us do things we didn’t know we could do. I loved every afterno…
Assigned Seating: Ms. Nelson Part 1
Once upon a time there was a beautiful teacher named Patricia Nelson. She had thick dark hair, a bright smile that produced dimples on her cheeks and sparkles in her brown eyes. She was slender and seemed confident just by the way she carried herself.…