It started with pain I couldn’t ignore. My mind went straight to the worst: “It must be my gallbladder.” I started worrying, googling, and letting fear take the driver’s seat. I thought I knew what was happening. But after some waiting, a few tests, and a lot of prayer… everything turned out okay. It wasn’t…

Two of my boys went to a classmate’s birthday party. They came home smiling, laughing… and holding balloons. The second they walked through the door, one of their brothers saw the balloons… …and immediately burst into tears. Not because he hates balloons. Not because anything was wrong. But because they got something… and he didn’t.…

Change isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s a slow shift—a new schedule, a new responsibility, a different rhythm of life. And if we’re honest, change can be hard… especially when the previous season felt good, familiar, or comfortable. For years, homeschooling was our normal. It was our routine, our structure, our way of doing life as…