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Piles: A Poem for Exasperated Moms
Piles and pilesAnd piles galore,Piles all over the floor My son came homeAnd stacked up a pileOf papers returned that day My daughter stayed homeAnd built many piles Of delightful, five-year-old play The man of the houseStores his socks in a heap;I imagine things I’ll never say Really, they’re all heathens!But me?I’m perfect in every way Piles and pilesAnd piles galore,Piles all over the floor *** This post also includes something special! I had a good friend mention to me earlier this year that including an audio reading of blog posts, articles, etc. is becoming more popular online and allows more people to access information. So, without further introduction, here’s…
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Learning Inductive Bible Study Methods with Romans 7
Over the last month or so, I’ve been searching for ways to improve how I study the Bible. I’ve used the Abide method, designed by the women at Risen Motherhood; I’ve practiced reading and narration as Charlotte Mason recommends; I’ve also written down portions of Scripture in my journal in cursive to help me commit their content to memory. Recently I came across this article by Jim Wilson, which gives a great outline for the how and why of the inductive Bible study method. I meet with a couple women from church on a regular basis and I love studying the Bible with them. We’re reading through the book of…
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Welcome Autumn and Winter and Cozy Family Gatherings
This poem took me a couple months to write. I started working on it after a walk in the fields with Luna, in which I noticed all the different flowers that were going dormant for the winter. They really do look beautiful, even as their time in this season ends. I think I got stuck in the middle of the poem because I didn’t know exactly where to go with the rest of the stanzas. I wrote the first stanza one day, the second stanza the next day, the first two lines of the third stanza a couple weeks later, made a lot of edits, and then finally finished the…
