In Let the Little Children Come, my goal is to convince church leaders and parents that children best grow into faithful, mature worshipers of Jesus Christ… Read More »New Book! Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the Other Six Days, Too)
One of the most frequent questions I get is regarding how and when to start homeschooling a young child. Everyone is a little apprehensive the… Read More »Tips and Resources for Homeschooling Kindergarten and Young Children
I know a lot of you are thinking about next year’s curricula for your homeschool and some of you may be thinking about homeschooling for… Read More »Our Homeschool Curriculum (I Bought a Whole Program!)
I have vivid memories of spending long summer mornings at the library picking out piles of books to read. My very first trip to the… Read More »Summer Picture Book Recommendations
Before we ever left for the UK, I knew that I wanted to bring back books. I am just a build-a-library, rescue the out-of-print books… Read More »Best Secondhand Bookshops in the UK
Recently a video went viral on social media of a pastor calling out a mother and her young child and asking them to leave. Discussions… Read More »By the Waters of Babylon, Episode 12 now available: “Let the Little Children Come”
If you’re headed to Scotland–and especially if you’re headed to the famed Isle of Skye–please, please leave time in your itinerary, hop on the ferry,… Read More »Grand Adventure on the Isle of Lewis with Kids
In the year before we left, I read two books that really influenced how we took our sabbatical with four kids, and I am eternally… Read More »How to Help Kids Love Travel: Finding Balance
The Isle of Skye has been on my bucket list for years, ever since I read a book set there. So when I was researching ways… Read More »3 Days on the Isle of Skye with a Baby and Toddler
We’ve been in the Outer Hebrides for two weeks now, and I’m going to write a separate post on the Isle of Lewis (where we’re… Read More »Amazing Family Road Trip in the UK: English Peak District and Scottish West Highlands
Today marks three weeks in the UK! We spent the first five days in London, and we loved it. The weather was perfect, the crowds… Read More »London with Kids and Jet Lag Recovery
I remember the Sunday driving home from church when Becky said, “Wow, I think I was able to listen to the whole sermon today.” Our… Read More »Why We Let the Little Ones Come to the Service
Becky and I have read to our children since they were infants. We read so much to them, and some of the books over and… Read More »One of the best ways to stimulate meaningful conversations with your children: Read to them
In honor of national poetry month, here is a list of my favorite poetry anthologies to use with children. A Child’s Garden of Verses by… Read More »Beautiful Poetry Anthologies for Children
I got a great question recently, and it’s one I’ve given a lot of thought to since Christopher was born last June. The question was… Read More »Beautiful Baby Books: A List of Recommendations
Several years ago when my oldest was beginning his homeschooling in earnest and my wife and I were choosing our curricula for different school subjects,… Read More »Help your children learn the content of Scripture
A few years ago we published a new daily devotional for the Christmas season by Pastor Taigen Joos that has been very well-received. This devotional is perfect for… Read More »Order your Christmas Family Devotional Now!
My goal in this essay is to convince you that it is important that music be a part of your homeschool. My goal is to persuade you… Read More »Why music should be central in your homeschool
First of all, if you follow this series, you know I didn’t post the books I read in October through December. The truth is, I… Read More »A Homeschool Mom Reads: My Book List for 2016
Today I’m reviewing the Just Like Jesus Bible Storybook by Stephen Elkins, published by Wonder Kids, a division of Tyndale. This retails for $14.99 (currently… Read More »Review: Just Like Jesus Bible Storybook