Word Before World Review – A Real & Relatable Devotional
This book review shows Word Before World to be a very real and relatable devotional that will meet you where you’re at and invite you to connect with the One who will carry you through.
Celebrating Diversity (and Hair!) with Matt Forte
Join Matt Forte, Trish Corlew, and Jennifer Smeltser as they discuss My Hair Can, a book that invites girls and boys to embrace their natural hair with an uplifting reminder of their God-given worth.
6 Tips on Teaching Your Kids Time Management
In a world full of distractions and endless activities, teaching our kids to wisely manage time is crucial. Here are 6 tips to teach your kids time management.
Totschooling at Home! Activities and Tips
Let’s talk about totschooling! In the early years of a child’s life, their brain undergoes rapid development and forms the foundation for future learning. You know this instinctively as you watch your little one growing, making new discoveries, expanding language skills, making new discoveries, and always wanting to learn more and do more! As a…
How to Effectively Cut Off Communication with Your Children
Being a mom is hard. But it’s also one of the most rewarding jobs in the world! Homeschooling moms invest so much time and energy into our kids! We make so many sacrifices and pour so much into our children. That’s why today we want to celebrate homeschool moms! We’re sharing an opportunity for homeschool…
Making Memories and Creating Family Holiday Traditions
It’s that time of year when things really begin to ramp up. Christmas is around the corner, and before we know it, the Christmas rush will be upon us (if it isn’t already!). Too often, it’s a time when the pressure of getting stuff done takes priority over relationships. So this year, why not concentrate…
Small Goals and Baby Steps
I remember years ago when I still had four kids at home how we dreaded the time change every year (well, twice a year)! When the time changed, a regular question for the next few weeks was, “Are you guys back on schedule after the time change?” And my typical reply was, “Yes!” Because I…
3 Ways to Encourage Thankful Hearts in Your Children
Amazing, isn’t it? The way a beautiful holiday that strives to focus on having thankful hearts immediately flows into a season that can tend to nurture everything BUT thankful hearts? Oh, the irony. I’m not here to bash holiday traditions of any sort, but you know as well as I do what a “gimme” society we…
10 Ways to Show Our Teens We Like Them
Hi! I’m Wendy, and I’ve survived homeschooling teens! I have two adult homeschool graduates and am currently homeschooling my youngest child–my 17-year-old daughter. I’d like to talk with you today about 10 ways to show our teens we like them. Whether they admit it or not, our teens probably know that we love them, but…
Why You Don’t Want a “Smart” Kid
“Wow! You’re so smart!” The words have always been quick to pop out of my mouth when I’m talking to a child who does something impressive. I think this is the case for most of us, and it can be a hard habit to break. But why would we want to break it? As it…
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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…
The Great Power of the Spoken Word
In today’s world, we focus on our exterior and our body a lot. Makeup. Diets. Supplements. Essential Oils… it is easy for it to become an obsession. Yes, it is a good thing to care about what it is that you take into your body, but it is even more imperative to consider what it is that…
