The seat for Elijah

Every year at Passover, we set an extra place at the table for Elijah. During the seder, we go to the door and call for Elijah to join us. What if someone was on the other side of the door? What would I do? What if it wasn’t Elijah, but Yahshua knocking on my door? […]

Prep day prep talk

preparation day

I find myself talking about prep day alot lately. Many of you are new to this whole idea of keeping Torah. I’m so proud of you for leaving what you knew and embarking on this journey, not always knowing what will lie ahead. I hope I can be a bit of encouragement to you today. […]

Torah home management – decluttering

I live in the year 2012. I have 1700 sq ft in the main part of my home. I have a basement and a garage. I have outbuildings. I have succeeded in filling them up with stuff. It’s my fault. I didn’t throw away the pens that didn’t work. They didn’t seem like trash. I […]

Bo life lessons

(Exodus 10:1-13:22) The eighth plague came from the east. Pharaoh had refused to even listen to the counsel of his fellow Egyptians. They had warned him that Egypt was already ruined. But he would not humble himself. So the locusts blew in with a vengeance. The Hebrews watched in horror as the locusts devoured everything […]

At our house

How about a little peek into my house of late? Life is good! YHVH is faithful! I have been thinking much lately about living on purpose. We are to bear our Creator’s image, which is often hard to do if we are surrounded by stuff. For several weeks, I have been trying to prepare for […]

In this moment…

I’ve made myself a cup of tea as I wait for the woodstove to get burning good again. I don’t want the house to get cold during the night. Next to me Sadie is finally sleeping. She came down with the flu today. At first I thought she was just being shy because we had […]

Miketz resources

Here are some wonderful resources to help you share Torah with your family and children. This week’s Torah portion is Miketz: Genesis 41:1-44:17.  Torah School post with great resources for teaching Miketz in your homeschool. My First Torah Miketz – a beginner reader version of the portion El Shaddai ministries – listen to a teaching […]

Vayeshev resources

vayeshev

Here are some wonderful resources to help you share Torah with your family and children. This week’s Torah portion is Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1-40:23.  Torah School post with great resources for teaching Vayeshev in your homeschool. My First Torah Vayeshev – a beginner reader version of the portion El Shaddai ministries – listen to a teaching […]

30 days of Torah parenting ~ Day 30

torah parenting

Monthly challenges can be great fun. They help us improve our lives one little step at a time. Great changes take little bits of work over time. So I am pleased to bring you a month of ideas to help you improve your Torah parenting skills. I am excited to hone myself during the month […]

30 days of Torah parenting ~ Day 29

torah parenting

Monthly challenges can be great fun. They help us improve our lives one little step at a time. Great changes take little bits of work over time. So I am pleased to bring you a month of ideas to help you improve your Torah parenting skills. I am excited to hone myself during the month […]