We – you and I, all of us – have all been called to be the salt of the earth. We don’t look the same, think the same or act the same. We have different interests, different passions, different histories and backstories that have made us who we are.
Read MoreSpilling Ink - Review
After spending our entire first semester in a rigorous, but BORING, grammar program, we were all feeling a little burnt out from classifying sentences and writing expository paragraphs. Ugh.
Read MoreWhat If We Weren't Afraid to Be Real?
Maybe it’s just something that happens to a mom who wakes up one morning and realizes she’stired. Physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually tired. Tired of failing. Tired of trying. Tired of pretending. Tired of seeking perfection, only to always fall short of the impossible goal.
Read MoreBack to HOME School
I suffer from a serious disease when I am pregnant called 'brain loss', so my kids took a year long field trip to public school last year. (Really, it was for the best...) But now we are back to homeschool, and boy, is it good to be back!
Read MoreShepherd Parenting
What is your parenting style: Shepherd or Sheepherder? Jesus was the Good Shepherd. He marked the path and led the way! I believe He gave us a pattern. He gives us some clues about good or true shepherds in the scriptures.
Read MoreSimply Homeschool
Homeschooling should be the most natural thing in the world for a mother to do, but like breastfeeding, it is surprisingly painful and difficult to get started. ;)
Read MoreMy Journey With Dyslexia – Part 2
Over the past 13 years I have been through an incredible journey with my four dyslexic children. It has been more of an adventure than I ever imagined I would have as a mother... And it gives us the knowledge that it IS possible for those who battle with dyslexia to eventually overcome their struggles and be very successful.
Read MoreMy Journey with Dyslexic Children – Part 1
I was suspicious that something might be “wrong” with my 4 year old son when he could not recognize the letters of the alphabet or say their sounds, regardless of how many times we went over it, or what games we played with letters.
Read MoreRoad Trippin'
Nowadays kids are required to sit in a car seat until their 26th birthday or until they are 200 lbs (or something like that). So I guess it shouldn’t surprise me that the idea of being five-point straight jacketed into a small space with screaming siblings for several days without wi-fi sounds like a cruel kind of crazy.
Read MoreMom, you deserve a vacation!
After a school year of dedicating your best to your family, day in and day out, you are probably due for a little rest and relaxation.
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