(Repost from Two Years Ago) Lessons In Anti-Panic No. 31,245: Trusting In the Goodness of God

Many of you reading this will remember a time in my life two years ago, when Million was stuck in the international adoption system…before getting stuck in the system again. I was tired of hearing “not today” nearly every week day, repeatedly, for months. Million had had many health struggles, …

About Camping

I like to think that in two weeks I’ll be a sane, rational, and organized person.I’ve had activities planned every weekend since sometime in February.And beginning on May 5th, I have few activities planned (and very little desire to add any to my calendar.)Except for camping.We’re going to start camping—actual, …

La Berceau (The Cradle) by Berthe Morisot, 1872 It is not enough for parents to have a lofty ideal for their children, and to instruct and train those children in the direction of that ideal.  They must see to it that the atmosphere of their home is such as to …