What are you going to do with what you have?

Death of the Firstborn (Exodus 12:29) Art by Clairesse Mirgon Everyone is responsible to make their own choice to answer the question, “What are you going to do with what you have?” My answer will most likely not be the same as yours. Each…

Compassion​’s Hope

“Compassion, Mercy, Grace, what we want to see on our LORD’s face. As we go through each day He gives, may we rejoice that our Savior lives! Challenges each and all much face. Some we choose, others we must embrace. leisure, and school, let…

Car crashes and God’s Redirection

Auto accidents are no fun. They are never convenient nor can they be planned for.  We got the call as we left Moses Lake and Fiddle Camp that our son was in a car accident. We were hours away and he sounded confused and…

Fiddle Camp – Start to Finish

We escaped to the Washington Old Time Fiddler camp in Moses Lake, Washington. I wasn’t sure we’d make it this year with Clairesse, our main family fiddler, up at Stonewater Ranch and Jeff’s hand, head and shoulder injuries. I came home from our family…

Family Rules or Code of Conduct

The Fourth of July found us at our annual family reunion. I am grateful for the fore thought of my grandparents who instilled a love of camping and gathering people together. Hospitality is a core family value. Hospitality that welcomes people and includes them…

Learning curve ahead

This post really could be titled “transitions and other scary things”.  We are learning more about medical layoffs than we ever expected or wanted to know.  So much so that I realized I really needed some solid music time.  We registered for the Washington…

Pastors, Shepherds and other misconceptions

Unbeknownst to us, Jeff’s background check had not yet been received on Tuesday morning.  Thankfully he came to the class with me.  I knew I was going to need his presence to keep these kids moving along. I planned to use Jeff’s medical leave…

Searching for Lighthouses

When people ask me what I do for work, I sometimes tell them that I am a professional homeschooling mom.  Since I do so many things, that seems to cover it all.  I continue to find there  is always something that can be learned…

Writers Conference

Lets say our life has been “flying by” with many opportunities for travel this year.  “Flying” is literal as well as metaphorical as we’ve traveled to California, Madeira, Gibraltar, Spain, Netherlands and Israel. We’ve also been dealing with some work related injuries that have…

Counting Blessings

This year has been full of unexpected blessings that often have come out of disappointments and mislaid plans. Health challenges and the blessing of a week in a cabin in California during the winter in my part of the world ended and began this…