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February is surely the dullest month. March arrives with hope, but it’s still cold and dreary and I long for spring! Lent is a good time to focus on God and my family instead of myself. All the weather discomfort reminds me that I am not in control. God is. And there’s hope in another month…
It’s starting to look like a war zone out here. Seriously, if you spend any time in any environment where a diverse group of moms hang out, you will see what I’m talking about… The Mommy Wars. Moms Shooting from the Hip. And they are shooting AT EACH OTHER! What is going on? You can pick…
It’s not always easy to find pretty gifts that are a good price. Here are a few choices for gifts that Mom will enjoy that cost $25 or less. Willow Tree Close to Me Willow Tree figurines make wonderful gifts! They are meaningful and beautiful. If you’d like to see more choices, just…
You work. You homeschool. You are a mom. You are a wife… or maybe not. You Live. You Sleep. You eat. You worship. And hopefully you have some fun. But what does this balance look like in REAL life? What are some working homeschool moms schedules? In my first post in the Working Homeschool Mom…
Every year I let my family and friends know that I am going to slow down. Usually this is met with disbelief and hearty chuckles. I understand: I have good intentions, but I seldom follow through to truly slow down my cram-packed schedule. As a work-at-home, homeschooling mom, I seem to fill each day full…
We have always homeschooled. We have eight children ages 9-23. Our oldest two are married, and our 19-year-old is a senior in college. One of the questions we were asked a lot over the years is, “How will you pay for all of their college educations?” There was an assumption that we would front all…
Sometimes it’s really hard isn’t it? Being home most of the time with your children? You need to know that the sacrifices you are making to be home with your kids are worth it. You have no idea how much your presence means to them. You being WITH your children is a huge part of…
Between myself and my 4 older girls, we have many discussions about clothes. Wearing them, buying them, cleaning them, storing them….it’s not easy being a modest and fashionable girl! We are very careful to be modest in our appearance. We have developed a personal set of simple standards that we follow, and let me tell…
When I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer in 2000, I came face-to-face with my own mortality—and learned some profound lessons that transformed my view of reality. I would never sign up for my cancer experience, but neither would I trade away the treasures mined from it. Above all, I learned to live…
My daughter was such a blessing when it came to sleeping. She slept through the night early, took naps until she was almost 5, and embraced quiet time with not a single whine. My son….well, he’s a different story. He was a challenge at bedtime and couldn’t nap during the day without making it impossible…
It starts with the early morning patter of little feet on the floor. And it doesn’t end until the same pair/s of feet slip under the covers at night. And even then, night time disturbances mean that days merge and blur into weeks, months, years. Being Mom is relentless. Relentless. The word itself alludes to…
