Raising kids. Keeping House. Choosing joy, every day.
This weekend Rebekah finishes her home schooling career. She is an independent, inquisitive, smart and beautiful girl. We started this journey thinking “How can we possibly mess up K4?” Then, the next step was to instill a love of books and learning. Then, to give …
Mother’s Day came and went, and I never did sit down to write about my “mothers.” It isn’t because I didn’t have anything to say that I didn’t write– it was more because I have so much to say. I never found the time to …
Because I have five children and home school them all, I have learned a little survival trick in life. This trick is called “zoning out.” Incase you are not a “zoner”, let me tell you how this works. My kids will be incessantly talking to …
Easter is just around the corner. Do you have any special family traditions? If not, I would encourage you to start some! When you choose a family tradition, you are making a memory through consistency and ritual. It takes a little planning (and of course …
This is a post dedicated to mothers of young children–babies and toddlers, to be precise. I have a little secret to tell you… Being a mother is hard. It is the hardest job you will ever do. Babies don’t come with manuals. Sometimes the “maternal …
Peter was teaching on witnessing to our teen group. He mentioned that someday we will be accountable to have witnessed to those who are closest to us. God puts us in a circle of influence and He wants us to be witnesses there first. Door …
I have been thinking a lot about words. The words I use every day with my kids. As a homeschooling mom, my kids are with me all day. They see and hear all that I do. As I was thinking about training them the right …