As I write this, it's early Monday, April 1, 2024 and I'm thinking about  my mom. For the first 18 years of her life, she celebrated her birthday on April Fool's Day.  She was born during the night at...  Read More

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When My Heart is Sad ~(I wrote the following poem at a very sad time in my life ~ Audrey Broggi)When my heart is sad, when my pain is greatWhen so much seems bad, that my tears won’t wait.When my eyes...  Read More

Originally written in April, 2010She Just Puts Her Thumb in the DirtI was just thinking about my mom this morning.  I was thinking about her because I am in this new craze of having brie cheese on fla...  Read More

Thoughts About Being the Strong-Willed ChildSometimes I get questions about how to handle a strong willed child. I was talking to a young mother last week about this very thing. After our conversation...  Read More

His Faithfulness To All Generations A number of years ago, I read an article about an old blind woman who had memorized many books and chapters of the Bible using Braille.  I remember feeling so convi...  Read More

Praying For Your ChildrenJesus prayed to His Father. Jesus prayed for His disciples. Jesus praysfor you and me. How much more should I pray for my children.I will pray for my children:1. That they wil...  Read More

Grant was 5 years old. He wanted a puppy for a long time. He asked his daddy and his daddy always said the same thing, “Not now. Dogs are a lot of responsibility.” It’s not that Carl didn’t want his b...  Read More

Now that I’m starting over (after 9 years of homeschooling) with a fresh-faced little preschooler (Jameson is 3), here’s an overview of my preschool curriculum and what I’m doing:I’m spending a lot of...  Read More

Homes can't be managed in a woman's spare time. Being a wife is not a diversion. Children can't be raised in a mother's leisure hours. These undertakings are not our hobbies nor should they be conside...  Read More

When I was teaching the series Growing Girls in my church, I said I was working on a list of women teachers.  As promised, here is my "list," but rather than it being a list of names - it is a treatis...  Read More

Psalm 34:3 O magnify the LORD with me; and let us exalt his name together. When I was growing up, I learned from an early age to be in big church with my mom and siblings.  My dad was a pastor and we ...  Read More