by Ginny Detweiler | Sep 28, 2018 | Blog
It happened in the midst of a crazy month, my sweet lesson on rest. My husband and I had received a call from social services a couple of weeks prior asking if we would be foster parents to a baby girl who was currently in the NICU. We prayed and said...
by Ginny Detweiler | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog
Motherhood is a gift, but many of the moments of motherhood are filled with mundane tasks, like managing sibling rivalry and cleaning up accidents. In fact, just last evening, as a distraction from the chaos and noise of a day of schoolwork, I took my kids...
by Ginny Detweiler | Sep 22, 2018 | Blog
I have an excellent memory. Well, I should amend that. I used to have an excellent memory before I had children. Now, I have the long-term memory of an elephant and the short-term memory of a distracted squirrel. Motherhood will do that to the...
by Ginny Detweiler | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog
To wait: to remain stationary in readiness or expectation, to look forward, expectantly, to be ready and available Waiting is no fun, unless you know a good surprise is coming. Even then it’s really difficult, isn’t it? Waiting for the small things in life is a...
by Ginny Detweiler | Sep 16, 2018 | Blog
This week three of my children and I ushered in the fall season by taking a field trip with our homeschool co-op to an apple orchard. All of the kids and adults had great fun, particularly during the apple and cider tasting! The last part of our tour included a...
by Ginny Detweiler | Sep 14, 2018 | Blog
How does one begin a blog? I have so many fantastic ideas burgeoning for future posts, just waiting to be written. However, when it was time to begin this post I found myself in a quandary. Where to start? My husband sensibly suggested that I...
