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…

Palm Sunday, Passover, HOlocaust and Easter

This week I am mindful of the calendar as I have so many things to celebrate and remember this week. Palm Sunday, Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, Holocaust Remembrance Day and the lives of good people worth learning about like Margaret Thatcher….

Homeschooling Suddenly?

Homeschooling means you do things at home that you would do everyday and you do it with your children.  It is not as hard as some people think. I started working with Homeschooling families in 1984 when they needed certified teachers to supervise families…

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…

Change and Transitions

This year has been a very full and eventful year.  We’ve traveled more that I could have imagined possible.  From the Palm Desert for Christmas, to a repositioning cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona, to Israel and back home, its been an interesting and…