Teach Them Diligently

We had such a good time at the Teach Them Diligently Conference last week!  Michael and I were both very impressed and I felt it was the best homeschool conference I've been to.

The children had a fantastic time reuniting with some sweet friends and meeting some favorite authors.

And just some fun times:

One of the best pictures I have seen of the Christian marriage is the sculpture made by a young homeschooler in the Dunagan family for Heidi St. John.  It depicts a father, dressed in spiritual armor, wielding his sword and shielding his family from the fiery darts of the enemy.  Instead of sitting idly by, the mother stands just safely behind him, shooting the arrows from her quiver.

Have you seen a better depiction of Psalm 127:3-5?  This will stay with me.

Abby and Sherrod stayed behind.  Ugh.  It is hard to let them grow up!  But they had already made some commitments when we decided to go, so...

We are grateful to the friends who stayed busy with them, took care of them, and had them over while we were gone!  They did some trail riding and Abby learned that Finn loves sorting cows!

Sherrod and Harvey:

Many of Abby's pictures are taken from this position:

Fun on the trails...

It's good to be home and back together again!  Lots going on...today is Sherrod's birthday.  Wow!  More later...