This is a guest post, written by my handsome husband, Kraig Elliott.When we were growing up, our lives were affected by the Cold War. Even though it was mostly over before I was born, the ideologies of the Cold War certainly had an impact on our lives as children.One part that really ... Read More about True Security
Difficult High School Subjects
If you've been following along with our current year's homeschooling plans, you know that we're homeschooling five children, plus we have two little ones. This gives us a 10th grader, 7th grader, 6th grader, 4th grader, and 1st grader.Several of you have written to me, wondering how we get ... Read More about Difficult High School Subjects
Meditation on Proverbs 3
Joshua told the people of Israel, "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful" (Joshua 1:8) Last week I studied what it means to be holy, set apart, and ... Read More about Meditation on Proverbs 3
How God Defines Holiness
Last week I studied about what it means to be holy, or set apart for a specific purpose. I learned that:If I am set apart for a specific purpose, then obviously if I go back to my former purpose, I won’t be set apart any more. If I am not set apart and clean, God will not use me. If ... Read More about How God Defines Holiness
Feeling Like a Terrible Mother
Way last June (!), I received this note: Please, please could you help me out with something? Sometimes I think I missed out on your "foundational fours" and need to spend time going back to that. Our multi-grade classroom is not working, and I'm going crazy.It's like everyone is talking at ... Read More about Feeling Like a Terrible Mother
Cleaned Up to Stay Clean
I had mentioned that my husband and I have been studying what the Bible says about being holy. Poor you... I'm bursting with lots more to say about this topic!We had learned that holy means to be "set apart for a specific purpose." So my next question was, "Why was I, Anne Elliott, set apart?" ... Read More about Cleaned Up to Stay Clean
Easy Ways to Clean Your Home
Planning:It helps to make a list of everything you wish could be done to keep your house clean. Take several days to really think it through, writing down every job, from the simple things like wiping the toilet to the larger, seasonal jobs like cleaning the walls. Next, take your list and ... Read More about Easy Ways to Clean Your Home
The Day We Took the Christmas Tree Down
This post needs a subtitle, so we'll call it "How to Teach Our Children about Idolatry."If you've been reading my posts this last year, you'll know that I've been spending a bit of time in the book of Deuteronomy. Do you ever get the feeling that something you're learning is going to be ... Read More about The Day We Took the Christmas Tree Down