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I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside Me. Psalm 16:8 (NLT) Isn't it comforting to know that God is always with us? This knowledge has certainly helped me the past few weeks as I have walked through a difficult situation. A few years ago, something like this would have sent me into a frantic. I would have stressed, analyzed the problem from every angle, and planned a strategy. But not this time. This time, I shut myself in my office, p

From Summer to Summer? Well, here we are. It’s officially fall. As I take a gigantic sigh and prepare my teapot for the wintry days ahead, I say a final farewell to summer. Thanks. It was a great ride! It was the first summer in a long time that we didn’t pack the days full. We just simply enjoyed the warm days at home. We gardened. We swam. We had bonfires. We swam. We spent time with family. And we swam some more. The pool is now closed. The garden is winding down. Sweatshi

As summer comes to a close, I find myself caught between what was and what’s next. I’m a homeschool mom, or so I was. For seven years, with one brief nine-month break, I homeschooled our youngest daughter, Gracie. This year she is off to public school. She is so excited. But what does this mean for me? This is a question people ask me when they hear we will no longer be homeschooling. And honestly, it’s a question I have been asking myself—a lot! What will I do with myself? W