Studying the Trees: Tree Hunt at UP Diliman

“It is infinitely well worth the mother’s while to take some pains every day to secure, in the first place, that her children spend hours daily amongst rural and natural objects; and, in the second place, to infuse into them, or rather, to cherish in them, the love of investigation..." -Charlotte Mason We have been…

Studying the Stars: Our Homeschool Night at Pag-Asa

"When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?" Psalm 8:3-4 Our daughter Macy has always been fascinated with stars. Because this week's story is about Abraham,…

How To Prepare Your Child for A New Baby

People ask me how we prepared Macy before Lily arrived. Expectant moms ask me if it’s enough letting their eldest child talk to their sibling inside them. So I thought of just writing about the simple ways to prepare your child for a new baby. When we found out we were about to have Lily,…

Mom Bods and The Gospel

Before I begin, I’d like to greet every mom a Happy Mothers Day. It doesn’t matter if you are a mom through the womb or a mom by heart. You are a mom. We celebrate you today. While reading Hebrews 12, I noticed this part of verse 2, “For the joy set before him he…

One Lesson God Taught Me In Sickness

God taught me a very valuable lesson through the weeks we were going through health issues. One statement that he kept on whispering to my heart. Let me recount to you what we’ve gone through the past weeks. Monday almost three weeks ago, we found a blister on Lily. We rushed her to the nearest…