Favorite ♥ Moments Preschool Highlights

I didn’t know how being intentional with preschool would progress this year, but I’m so glad I’ve given it my all. Hosi and Noki are much more patient and obedient when they’ve been given some one-on-one time with me at the start of the day. Our school room is so small that we’ve had to […]

Happy Thanksgivukkah

It hasn’t happened since 1918 and won’t happen again until 2070. Thanksgiving and the 1st night of Hanukkah falling on the same night is a rare phenomenon and quite a special reason to celebrate. We’ve had a great week lighting candles, playing dreidels, and being with family. Hubby usually has four days off for Thanksgiving […]

Repurpose an old basket to make a mini-sukkah

Since we are Messianic, many people often ask us when we celebrate the birth of Jesus since we do not celebrate Christmas. Yes, we DO celebrate this momentous event, but we do it during the fall, during the Festival of Tabernacles, or Sukkot. I did not celebrate Christmas with my family growing up, but there […]

Ketti’s Simchat Bat

A blessing for daughters. That’s what a Simchat Bat is. It literally means the “joy of a daughter.” I’ve also heard it referred to as a Brit Bat, or Covenant for Daughters. Since we have so many daughters, we have always wanted a special way to bless them and acknowledge their entry into our family, […]

School for the itty-bitties

I’ve waited a bit to do my first preschool post because, well, I’m now officially teaching FIVE children at home and time just flies away from me constantly these days. Granted, I am only managing three grade levels, but it is a lot of work and requires me to be on my toes at all […]

Little designers and pack-packs

I love that homeschooling exposes my kids to more of the world than they might experience if they were in a classroom all day with peers of the same age. Case in point this week, it was interesting to watch the delight of the older girls as the twins worked on their letter of the […]

For the Joy Set Before Me

We are in the month of Elul, fast approaching the time when Yom Teruah will be upon us. Every year, this month really affects me with a strong desire to move deeper into the Lord in the coming year. We are called to fast, to repent, and to make things right with our brothers and […]

The dead ants are raised

We love science around here, especially when it comes time to do projects like the one we completed this past week. We’re going through Apologia’s Young Explorers series (Flying Creatures). After studying the three parts of an insect, we learned that an insect’s abdomen is used for breathing, and it has special tubes called spiracles […]

Well Planned (Nursing) Day

I can hardly believe that Ketti has been here for 7 weeks! We’ve been doing school for four of those weeks. I have found that the children are much more peaceful when they are allowed to be productive and purposeful. I certainly thrive when we have at least some kind of schedule. So we hit […]

Bringing forth incense – Ketti’s birth story

She’s finally here! Arriving on Father’s Day, 2013, Ketti has entered our family unit and we’ll never be the same. A lot has been transpiring in my heart and mind over the past several weeks leading up to her birth. Since we never know how a birth is going to change us, I have had […]