This is written especially for the girl named Alexa. And to begin…a tiny bit about me. It was my hair that caught people’s attention. And my earlier-than-everyone-else physical development. And my non-skinny-ness. But mostly my hair. Name calling. Ostracizing. Straight up bullying. Even to this day, sometimes I wonder what
This post has been in the works for over a year. Something happened on a recent trip to Nashville that brought it right back to the forefront. Then, I walked into my friend’s new house the other day and this letter board surprised me. There Ain’t Nothing Gonna Steal My
When Older Daughter wakes up on October 31 and wants to write a Reformation Day rap…I say “Yes, let’s!” We had fun writing it together! © 2017 Nikilito’s WillmingTunes Check out our Reformation posts HERE and HERE.
16 years ago last month…God showed His mercy. Here’s my story and my version of “Give Me Jesus”… …an African American spiritual hymn, with my favorite version being from Fernando Ortega. Read my related post HERE. Do you have a story about a song that is special
We weren’t planning to purchase an actual curriculum from any company until Older Daughter was entering 1st grade. However, I asked my husband to look at the Sonlight website one evening years ago, and that was all it took. My husband, a true bibliophile, decided that night that we
Science studies can go in so many different directions these days. The inevitable Creation vs. evolution debate comes into play. Will you do dissections this year or avoid the formaldehyde for a while? Do you want to plan a lot of field trips or do mainly book study? And what
I had a conversation with a friend yesterday that seemed to turn into an impromptu counseling session. Â After filling her in on the rough year I’ve experienced, one that if anyone knows me reading this rivals my 2001-2002 year, a simple question from her set me into an emotional tailspin/release/stepping