Surprise! We now have a finch family of four.

God knows what is best for us. He knows when the timing is right and when we are ready for what we are asking for.

We might not have milk or pasta, but at least we have Berger cookies.

It’s been six months since our children were last in a school, six months since I went to my office for the workday, and six months since I’ve interacted in a normal way with people outside my immediate household.

~1. Reading and writing and where is the log-in code~ The other day one of my colleagues who’s also a virtual learning mom asked me how online learning was going. I told her I was excelling at all of it, handling everything beautifully, and not finding it stressful at all. “It turns out that I […]

Today as we reflect on the birth of the Blessed Mother, my sons are beginning the school year.

Every now and then, when the children aren’t on screens and they don’t feel like reading or dodging the mosquitoes in the yard, they don’t know what to do. That’s when the magic happens.

Nine years ago today, we flew home from China with our new baby boy and introduced him to his big brother.

The very first leaves are starting to drift off the trees. But I am really sorry to see summer end—and not just because school is starting again.

I’m trying to bring a positive attitude to online schooling this fall.