Family Category

I have a journal where I first started seeking God for the children. I asked Him what I should do with each child that day. This was when I stopped using curriculum and tried to do delight-based learning, along with whatever I could glean from Charlotte Mason’s homeschooling book. I didn’t write in the journal [...]

The Pageant Cometh

In: Family, Yanni

My daughter is going on a journey. First she did Michigan’s Junior Miss. Now she’s preparing to do Miss Michigan USA. You may have heard of the current Miss Michigan. Her name is Rima Fakih, and she is also Miss USA. Rima’s win at Miss USA has significantly raised the profile of the Miss Michigan [...]

on beauty and writing

In: Family, going deep

My friend Carol and I are in a book club together. Except that I haven’t been to a meeting since my mother died 3 years ago, and Carol had actually moved away 10 years ago, so we hadn’t been in the club together for a long time, is what I’m saying. I know, that sounds [...]