Living beyond your means

Here in America we complain that the prices of food, gas, and now utilities are rising. It is getting harder to make ends meet. We may have to give up some of our luxuries. I just spent $350 for a full cart of basic groceries this morning that would have cost at least $100 less [...]

Obama and Dobson

Ok, I’m going to give more ink to this silly thing. I sometimes listen to Dr. Dobson’s radio program Focus on the Family in the mornings when driving. I don’t always agree with everything he says. In fact, sometimes he is very prejudiced, but it still is interesting.
Today was the exception. He interrupted his regular [...]

Moral degeneration

“Hi! How are you and how do you do? My name is _____, who the hell are you!?” BEEP…
That was the answering machine message that greeted me when I was returning a call about an apartment this morning. The young lady was probably trying to be cute, but I found it slightly offensive. That message [...]

A weekend for God

Saturday was summer Solstice, the longest day of the year. That may not be much of a big deal in other parts of the country, but here in Fairbanks, Alaska it is reason to celebrate. Sunrise 2:58 AM, sunset 48 minutes past midnight, sunshine total 21 hours 50 minutes which means a full 24 hours [...]

My political 2 cents

It really makes me upset to see how low voter turnout has been in this country lately, both in local and national elections. In some ways I like the idea of compulsory voting. Lots of people complain of how bad our country’s leaders are doing but few actually are willing to do something about [...]

It’s here!

My order from Christian Light Education arrived today! It was all in one box. Karen was excited about getting her preschool workbooks. She did 3 pages of tracing lines in one of the Beginners set this morning. Richard’s friend was over so he didn’t get much of a look at the workbooks. I’ll have him [...]

Little growing things

There are a lot of little growing things around my house now. First the garden. It is doing great! We’ve had enough rain so we haven’t had to water by hand much. The beets are up. Having them under the plastic really helped shorten the germination time. The carrots still haven’t popped out yet. [...]

Daily Bible reading

How often do you read your Bible? Once a month? Once a week? Or once a day? Are you an infrequent reader or is it a regular part of your routine? Can you manage to get in more time reading the Good Book?
A good reference showing the importance of keeping true to Biblical teaching and [...]

Clothesline

There was an article in today’s paper about clotheslines. It seems they are becoming fashionable again as energy prices continue to climb. The electric company in Fairbanks estimates a family of 4 spends $18 for 90 kwh a month drying laundry in an electric dryer. An obvious economical way to dry clothes is on an [...]

preschool = pre-school

Preschool is called that because it is just that, pre-school, before schooling is supposed to begin. It is meant to be a fun time with gentle learning. It’s not meant to be stressed over with curriculum and formal learning. Unfortunately, I have read a lot of blogs and boards lately with well meaning moms fretting [...]