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Has anyone around here noticed that the holiday season kicks the BUSY level up a notch or three? Yeah, here too. About three years ago, I decided that I had stressed and survived my way through the holidays for the last time. Back then, I had four young children and was expecting baby number five… which, of course, meant that life…
So you want to have daily devotions with your kids… but most days find you… scrambling in the morning (and I don’t mean over a skillet of farm fresh eggs) trying to remember where you placed your Bible (you own five Bibles, but, you know the story…) feeling too guilty to read Scripture verses to your…
When is the last time you really enjoyed being with your kids? No pressure. No complicated planning. Just good old family togetherness. Just being. If it’s been quite a while… or if you can’t even remember the last time that happened… well, then maybe we have something in common: Life is too stinking busy sometimes! At…
As a homeschooling mom, one of my biggest challenges is keeping good reading material in front of my eleven-year-old daughter! This girl is an avid reader, and wholesome books are always in high demand at our house; she reads books nearly as fast as I can find them! This year, I compiled a summer reading…
A few weeks ago, we wrapped up our seventh year of homeschooling. With a bang. And a sigh. And a, I’m SOOO glad to have another year filed in the books! As much as I love being a homeschooling mom, there are those years when it just feels like a flop. Like I flopped. Failed. Made a really,…
I guess it never crossed my mind. Not even once. Not until my friend mentioned it. “You look like a homeschool mom.” Actually, the conversation went something like this: “I was out with the kids the other day, and someone came up to me and asked if I am a homeschool mom….
Maybe it’s the rainy, spring weather (and corresponding mud tracking in on my floors). Maybe it’s the compilation of clutter after being cooped up in the house all winter. Maybe it’s because my kids have been on a lazy streak. Or, quite possibly, maybe I’m just trying too hard and it’s all caving in on me. I…
