Our 11 year old daughter, Meg, moments after she was born. (Updated) Oops.  Hope that picture wasn’t too jarring if your just sitting down with your coffee first thing in the morning. Her 8th Child It’s 7:42pm and my best friend is about to have a baby a few blocks away.  It’s her 8th one. […]

Meeting Luke in the orphanage.  Stavropol, Russia. Another Baby So,  about a year after Henry (our 3rd) was born, we knew we wanted another child.  At the same time, the idea of letting God plan our children (i.e. when and if we would have more) was taking hold in me. I mean if I’m going […]

Allyn Cox  Oil on Canvas  1973-1974  George Washington was sworn in as the nation’s first president on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. The mural depicts (from left to right) Robert R. Livingston, chancellor of the state of New York, administering the oath; Secretary of the Senate Samuel Otis […]

Emma, 11, at her desk which shares a room with the baby changing table near the laundry room. Well, my, my.  This is quite the subject.  I’m just going to talk about a few things I say to people who tell me they have been thinking about homeschooling, but really don’t see how they could […]