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Scrapbooks. I bet you’ve got them. I know I do. I’m not the greatest at scrapbooking, but I do have a book for each of my boys that documents growth and firsts. You know – those “baby books.” My boys love looking at theirs. I know I still enjoy looking at mine! As I thought…
With Easter fast upon us, I’m certain that cotton ball sales are on the rise. How many cotton ball lambs will be glued in haste by little hands and presented with pride to grandparents and Sunday School teachers? But that’s the nature of so many holidays. They invite us to tear open the bag of…
All it takes is reading one story a day to or with a child to promote literacy, creativity, strengthen the family and to have fun with children, which is the mission of Knowonder. Knowonder founder, Phillip Chipping, knows the value of reading to children daily, which he experienced as a child with his parents and…
So I have long hair, really long hair by some standards. It’s hip length, and putting it up isn’t always easy. Those clips and holders at the drug store can’t do a thing . . . except fall out within 20 seconds. I used a simple & plain hair stick (literally about the size of…
If your family is anything like mine, there is a definite need for daily character building. In our homeschooling experience, the educational part of homeschooling is a breeze. It is the character building part that can have me pulling my hair out at times. Even though the school year is more than half way done,…
I am a pretty crafty person. I make my own soap, I sew, I like to scrapbook, my husband and I make our own furniture, I recently learned to knit, and I love to cook. Homemade things make me smile. I enjoy spreading out fabric and creating something that wasn’t there before for my home…
Ahh…January. A month of new beginnings. Fresh starts. A chance to re-evaluate and make adjustments. For the homeschool mom, the “new” of January often brings an opportunity to overhaul the chosen curriculum. It is likely that after four to five months of use, the honeymoon stage of all the books and lesson plan guides purchased…
Meal planning has never been a great strength of mine. Even though I know it’s very helpful and saves time and money, I’ve just had a hard time making myself do it! This article gives some information about eMeals, which may help you (and me!) get better at meal planning. Lately, I’ve felt like I…
I was overconfident to begin with, so maybe I doomed myself from the beginning. But I’d already brought three children into the world, so why should I be rattled by the impending arrival of a fourth? I could handle another baby. I’d done this all before! I was managing life nicely, after all. Not perfectly,…
Every year, beginning in October, I start looking ahead with great anticipation toward Christmas. My inbox begins to fill with email subscription posts from my favorite blogs sharing some of the most amazing Christmas ideas I’ve ever seen. Everything from Advent activities and kindness calendars to Christmas cookbooks, Christmas journal prompts, and homemade gift ideas….
Up until a few years ago, our Christmas present plan was sort of…well…non-existent. We had, un-intentionally, adopted the gift-giving traditions that my husband had grown up with of giving three presents for each child, each slightly larger than the last. On Christmas morning, however, we found that with four kids (at the time) getting many toys…
Reading is one of the most important skills one must master to succeed in life. It helps your child succeed in school, helps them build self-confidence, and helps to motivate your child. Being able to read will help your child learn more about the world, understand directions on signs and posters, allow them to discover…
