A redeemed child of God, happy husband, homeschooling dad of nine, and lifelong lover of good books.
Hi, Fellow Dad!
This is Thanksgiving week…but what if you’re going through a hard time, even suffering troubles and trials? Did the Pilgrims know some secret that we’ve forgotten?
Join me for an exciting taste of that first Thanksgiving as well as recommendations for some of our favorite Thanksgiving books. Start a new holiday tradition with these great family readalouds.
Happy Thanksgiving!
—Nathan
“I cannot but…stand half amazed at this poor people’s present condition;…Being thus past the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles..they had now no friends to welcome them nor inns to entertain or refresh their weather-beaten bodies; ….What could now sustain them but the Spirit of God and His grace?”–William Bradford
“Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element.” –William Bradford
“Last and not least, they cherished a great hope and inward zeal of laying good foundations, or least making some ways toward it, for the propagation and advance of the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in the remote parts of the world, even though they should be but stepping stones to others in the performance of so great a work.”–William Bradford
“Little did the Pilgrims know that if they had landed there a few years earlier, they would have been massacred by the Patuxet, one of the fiercest Indian tribes on the American coast. However, the tribe was completely destroyed by a plague in 1617, although historians do not know why.” –William Federer, America’s God and Country, 1994, p. 65.
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For those who’ve read my post on “Practicing His Presence” and are interested in reading the book, I wanted to
Sometime this spring, I read the verse “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” – Isa. 26:3
“I want that perfect peace!” I thought. But how could I remember to keep my mind on God?
I wrote the verse at the top of my planner pages for several weeks in a row and tried to pray more often throughout the day—but felt very unsuccessful. I really couldn’t figure out how to consistently think about God when my days were filled with constant responsibilities and distractions.
Whether you’re still finishing up your homeschool year or taking part in a summer reading challenge (we’re actually doing
I have definitely had my share of disorganized and discouraging days, long nights of planning, and moments when I wondered if I should just send my children to school. But as I enter the last third of my oldest’s homeschool journey, I’m finally beginning to experience the rewards that many mothers before me have promised.
It had been a long day, and Nathan and I were getting ready for bed when I cocked my head
As I sat waiting for a child to bring his dessert for our our date time, I noticed an old Bible study notebook on the shelf and started flipping through it. The first section, labeled “My God Is…,” had passages I had copied from the first ten Psalms related to truths about who God is, what He does, and what He expects of us.
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I never tire of hearing/reading how God was so faithful to the Pilgrims. Thanks for another edifying podcast, Nathan.