Each day that passes, I am gifted with momentary glances into hidden blessings. On our home education journey, I’ve never been stuck on one curriculum… We aim to educate and train the whole child - or teen these days.

Fourteen years and a tiny bit ago, Andrei and I were blessed with surprise baby Number Three - just sixteen months after planned baby Number Two! She arrived on a cold evening in December - just before an ice storm. I was induced and she wasn’t buying the timing…

Thankful for our church community who serve and love with generous spirits. Who set the bar high and lead by example...

There is something magical in the moments just as the rain has stopped falling after a cloudy and dreary day and the sun begins to peek from behind the blue skies...

I believe we are finally back into some type of rhythm after the holidays and vacation schedule. Creating margin is a discipline I always try to work towards... Carving out space in my life to be still within myself ... even if my body remains in motion. 

I have spent my day arguing... quietly and firming. From 8:30am until 5pm with the bright spot of studying oxygen and carbon cycles within different ecosystems mixed somewhere in the middle. 

We struck gold today….literally!

We awoke to the familiar sound of rain pattering on the window panes. It seems we have been destined to continue our current pattern of frequent precipitation into the new year... It is something we have no control over - only our response to its presence. 

As we welcome in 2019 - I have felt the nudge to spend the next 30 days tenaciously seeking to capture the miraculous amidst the mundane and photo-journaling treasures I find along the way.