5 Easy Ways to Add Exercise Into Your Day
Check out these 5 Easy Ways to Add Exercise Into Your Day…. with little to no interruption of your day!
8 Best Hacks for Homeschool Gardening
Thinking about starting to do a little gardening in your homeschool? It’s worth it! Here are 8 homeschool gardening hacks to help you get started.
10 Best Ways to Deal with Winter Blues
Do you feel a little sad during the winter? Maybe you’re not even really sure how you feel. Maybe you just know that something isn’t quite right and you don’t even really know why or exactly what’s wrong. If so, keep reading! I’m going to talk a little bit about why this could be happening…
5 Frugal Ways to Live Healthier
I know with such a busy life, taking care of yourself can often slip by the wayside. Believe it or not, there are some easy ways to do little things that will help improve your overall health and not break your time or money budget! So, let’s talk about simple and frugal ways to live…
Real Life | Contentment | Family | Simplify
Are We Addicted to Busyness?
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like we moms are in a competition to see which of us can be the most crazy busy! Are you competing for the busyness trophy? Does it feel like you’re addicted to busyness, whether you want this lifestyle or not? Are you running from one activity…
13 Physical Exercise Hacks for Kids in Winter
Let’s talk about physical exercise for our homeschooling kids during winter. Does your family spend most of the winter class time indoors? If so, getting some physical exercise is important to burn off some of that energy! Let’s look at some traditional and not-so-traditional ideas of ways to keep active during the long winter season….
Companion Planting: 10 Herbs That Repel Garden Pests
Companion Planting: 10 Herbs That Repel Garden Pests Are you planting a garden with your children this summer? If so, you’ll enjoy learning about 10 herbs that repel garden pests! I’ve homeschooled for many years, and I’ve seen for myself that children usually learn more and enjoy their studies much more when they do hands-on,…
Big List of 30-Day Challenges to Do with Your Kids
Big List of 30-day Challenges to Do with Your Kids Have you ever done a 30-day challenge? You can do a lot in 30 days! You can change an attitude, develop a new habit, kick an old habit, start down the path to getting healthier, and so much more! I personally enjoy doing 30-day challenges…
Fall Herbs to Study with Your Kids
Most of us think of plants and herbs in terms of spring and summer. There’s no doubt that these two seasons are the best times to pull out the plant identification books and explore the great outdoors lush with plants waiting to be identified. What we may not commonly think of, though, is the fact that…
5 Life Lessons from My Garden
Gardening is one way I can bring nature home, and I find it to be a very rewarding and fulfilling use of my time. And gardening with my children is not only a great learning opportunity, but it’s also a way of teaching them patience and diligence. In fact, gardening as a family can be…
Contentment | Mom | Parenting | Real Life
Finding Hope and Purpose in an ‘Ordinary’ Life
Can I whisper something to you? There is no greater calling than the one God has already put you right in the middle of. I’ve learned this the hard way. We seek the big time before we’ve mastered little league. I’ve sought the big time, and boy have I sucked at little league. I’ve quested…
Starting Your Garden from Seeds
If you plan to do some gardening with your children this spring and summer, you may be wondering about starting your garden from seeds. There are advantages and disadvantages. I actually do a combination of seeds and transplants, and I’d like to tell you why. I’ll begin by sharing the positives and negatives of starting…
