Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls. ~ Jeremiah 6:16
Traditionally, when someone would use the word orchard they would be describing a piece of land set apart for the use of fruit trees. Today people often think of apples when they hear the word orchard. Here at the Old Path I guess we have taken a more traditional approach and mixed in various fruit [...]
The Rules Currently there aren’t many and I reserve the right to change that up too. Add your link below, it has to be about Homeschooling, it can be something you just did or an archive post that is a real good one. Art projects, Science experiments, Nature hikes you name it! If you don’t blog [...]
Several months ago now, I wrote a post about what I made Hannah for Christmas. I also mentioned how I was toying with the idea of selling some of my creations. One of my readers was slightly disappointed as she was hoping I would do a tutorial. Well, I am of the opinion that there are [...]
A very generous lady that Dave works with passed along some hand-me-downs to Joshua and Joel. They were thrilled and proceeded to give us a slightly humorous fashion show. I’m so glad I grabbed my camera! For all of you who have lifted Joel up in prayer, as he battled brain cancer, here he [...]
Woke up to this sight this morning, Not really my idea of fun, yet to tell the truth not necessarily a shock. I can remember coming home from University to snow piled up high. Also it never seems to fail that when I have to take Joel to CHEO if there is stormy weather in [...]
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Joel seems to be dominating my blog lately, truly I do have other children and I do spend time with them too. Joel is a bright little guy. He has an excellent sense of humour and keeps us laughing. He is not unintelligent, but his brain has been effected by his surgery and possible by [...]
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We are finally home after along day, and it was a good day. I am currently going through a bout of insomnia and if anyone has tried and true remedies I’d love to hear about them I have struggled on and off with it for the last 20 years. Last night was one of my [...]
{Continue reading…}The real unedited version of today… It seems to always play out like this… my house has a few early risers I am not counted among them. I am a terrible sleeper I toss and turn and finally fall asleep in the wee hours of the morning so when Samuel wakes up early or Hannah [...]
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Of late I have been wrestling with my emotions. It seems to be an on again off again pastime of mine. We all have our ‘ups’ and ‘downs’ as we journey through life. In this wrestling match if I was at the edge of a ‘down’ I might just topple over, and if I was [...]
{Continue reading…}Good Friday… It is a day that I reflect on the journey and sacrifice Christ made some 2000 years ago for me. It is not the only day that I look at the cost of the cross, but it is a day that I put myself at the foot of the cross. It isn’t easy to look [...]
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Don’t we as Momma’s always try to be the best Momma we can and sometimes find we are comparing ourselves to other Mom’s. I am trying to feed my children healthy food, adding in organics where I can. Making things from scratch… I don’t grind my own grains but want to… Well I did something [...]
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Not wanting to drive you all nuts with two days of, “I remember” I will drop it for part 2. Joel woke at about 5:30 and he spoke to me which was a big deal as he had gone non-verbal the day before. He was so chatty we talked about the birds that flew by the [...]
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Today is a day that carries with it a torrent of memories. I remember dropping off 4 of my children at my parents’ house. I remember listening to some health show on the radio where 2 chiropractors talked about how a mis- alignment could cause headaches. I remember pulling up to the house to pick up Dave [...]
{Continue reading…}I don’t want to become that blog. You know the one. You find a quirky little blog it isn’t big and flashy. Just a comfortable corner in cyber-space. You aren’t even sure why you continue to pop by that blog. The writing isn’t dynamic, the photos are passable… but somehow you connect with the [...]
{Continue reading…}Isn’t it amazing how we become so attached to our electronics. My laptop was my go to for so many things. If the children asked me where some fruit was originally native too, I would pop open my computer and together we would discover the answer. Recipes, how to’s etc. all at my finger tips. [...]
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Wednesday at sunset Purim begins, a few years ago the children and I studied Purim and have enjoyed practising some of the Purim traditions ever since. One of our favourite parts is making Hamantaschen (Haman’s Hat). These little cookies we found could be filled with a variety of yummy centres. Our favourites are strawberry or raspberry jam and brownie filling, [...]
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Well I am wrapping this one up and if all goes well it will still be Monday when this post goes up… I know, I know, will little wonders never cease. Just after I posted about how I would post this wrap up, our house was hit with illness once again. I came down with [...]
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