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To My Precious Family on Valentine’s Day, I have an unconventional gift for you this year. It’s not a fun message incorporating candy bar labels or a platter of cookies lovingly frosted in pink and red. This Pinterest-loving mama doesn’t have anything crafty or adorable for you this Valentine’s Day. Instead, I have something broken…
Moms are busy. And it’s often on our busiest days that our houses get totally destroyed! Then our husbands come home from work and think, “What has she done all day?” without realizing how much effort it takes to just keep moving forward let alone get housework done. This made me think about what I…
As homeschooling moms, we spend a lot of time with our children. A lot! Is neglecting them in any way even possible for us? We sacrifice so much to invest in the lives of our children. We surrender our time and our money. We give up personal liberties other moms enjoy, and we set our…
The summer always brings a small break from school: going to bed later than usual and sleeping in longer the next morning, and a whole lot of swimming. My children look forward to all of those instances, but the greatest expectation of the summer is connecting with family members we do not regularly see during…
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…
My son, be attentive to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. – Proverbs 4:20 It was eerily quiet. In a room full of children, you could almost hear a pin drop. The only sounds were the faint strains of a Veggie Tales video being streamed over a laptop with nearly non-functional speakers. The…
Have you heard of such a thing as a Montessori peace table? What in the world is that? How does it work and why is it important? But the one question you may be asking the most is, “Why do you say that every homeschool should have a peace table?” Let me explain. Not only…
Did you know that today, July 8, is National Video Game Day? I was basically raised by video games, so I’m pretty excited that there is a national day for video games! Some parents are scared to let their children play video games (usually because some studies do suggest that too much screen time is…
I’m raising servant leaders, and I have to be a good role model. The idea of “servant leadership” was first mentioned by Robert K. Greenleaf in 1970 in his essay, The Servant as Leader. Actions speak way louder than words. I can lecture, discuss, cajole, encourage, cheer – or any range of the verbal spectrum… If my…
Quite a while ago I watched an exchange between an unhappy couple. The one, in a fit of rage, demanded respect from the other. Being the outsider, I was shocked! And… amazed. Did the demander really think that respect was deserved? Her red-faced, spitting fury flowed like hot lava in angry words. It wasn’t pretty. …
While in the car on Easter morning, my husband and I were having a chat about life. The good moments, the tough moments, and how all those moments have worked together to form this life, this family, we love so much. We chatted about each of our children, what we love about them, and what drives…
During a recent field trip, I had an opportunity to use a game as a worldview teaching tool. I periodically scanned the park to monitor my children between conversing with the other moms. The girls were with a group of kids their age. Liz was happy among the teens. Alex had found a friend his size…
