They Each Did What They Could Do

Reflections in the Book of Nehemiah

After the destruction of Jerusalem, Nehemiah was taken in the Babylonian exile and served the king as a cupbearer.  Severely grieved, Nehemiah prayed to God, and then appealed to ...

How many times will you pinky-promise with your little one throughout the years?  A child’s desire to pinky-promise links them to their parents, both in fun and games, but additionally in their effort to gain confidence in the fact that you are one t...

In the days of Cornerstone Community School, there were times when a mom would come to me and say, “Sharon, when I asked Jake’s (name has been changed) teacher how he did in school today, her answer seems always to be, “He did so well! He was very re...

Allow me to share a little tale with you:  

Once upon a time, there were a couple of local giants who would fall asleep right in the middle of the village.  You would think the relatively little people of the village would be terrified to wake those...

[Rev. 4:11] “Worthy are you, our Lord and God,

to receive glory and honor and power,

for you created all things,

and by your will they existed and were created."

[Psalm 33:1,21] Shout for joy in the LORD, O you righteous!

Praise befits the uprig...

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14

     If we can truly teach our children the core truth of this verse, we will have given them a vessel that is worthy of all their travels through life, to support them through eve...

With 20 years experience as the administrator of Cornerstone Community School, a hybrid homeschool founded by Mario and I, along with two other couples back in 1994, I have definitely heard and experienced my share of homeschooling questions.  This i...

Discovering the Heart of the Matter

Little Jack knows he is not supposed to touch the photo of grandma and grandpa on the family room shelf, but he misses them, and can’t resist taking a hands-on look at them.  Ellie, Jack’s big sister sees her brot...

I remember a phrase that used to come to mind whenever I felt my day was out of control (or should I say… my kids were out of control. Lol). I would think, “Here we go! It’s the tail that wagged the dog!!”  I knew I had forfeited my good authority, a...