Category Archives: homeschooling

Simple Time

July 28, 2014homeschooling, mom, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragement, UncategorizedAbba Father, encouragement for moms, homeschooling, homeschooling mom, new homeschooling mom, new mom, Parenting, raising children, spiritual encouragement, TEACHER MOMT.W. Allgaier

Simple Time

Time.

It’s one of those things that you usually don’t ever have enough of….and is the subject of quotes quite often..

“Time well spent.”

“Time is on my side.”

“Use your time wisely.”

“Time flies when you’re having fun.” “Don’t waste time!”

Just to quote a few. Continue reading Simple Time →

Simple Apology

July 21, 2014Christianity, Grace, homeschooling, Love one another, mom, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, Spiritual Encouragement, Uncategorizedencouragement for moms, homeschooling mom, Love one another, raising children, spiritual encouragement, Unconditional loveT.W. Allgaier

Simple Apology

“I am……….s….so…..sor…..sorr……sorry!”

Whew! Those three words are sometimes the hardest words I have ever uttered.
Truth?

I use to hate to admit when I was wrong. I was a “woman, hear me roar” kind of gal, and I never liked saying that I was sorry. Ask my husband of almost 35 years.

But something changed all that. One of those life incidents that forever changes a lot about a girl’s life. I had kids. Continue reading Simple Apology →

Simple Candy Bar

July 9, 2014Christianity, Grace, homeschooling, mom, motherhood, Parenting, simple spiritual lessons, teachersT.W. Allgaier

Simple Candy Bar

We seemed to be having a semi-successful grocery store shopping trip. No tantrums to speak of, no arguing between the boys. No one seemed to get lost this time as they wandered off looking for cereal.

At 4 and 6 years of age, I felt we had made it. We had arrived. Like all good moms, each son had a job. Either picking out the item that I read to them…or estimate how much we would probably spend as each item was placed in the cart.

The grocery store music filled my ears as I pulled in the check out line. As I looked at a mom I knew two lines over who could not control her what appeared to be three year old child, I felt sorry for her. Okay, I will admit it, I felt rather smug as we waited calmly for our turn. Continue reading Simple Candy Bar →