Reading aloud is one of my favorite parts of family life and homeschooling. We’ve made many a good memory curled up together with a great book, even during all the years of being interrupted by noisy toddlers and diaper changes. There have been times when my children stared at me when I choked back tears…
Many of our favorite family recipes have a story behind them. This slushy drink was served at a baby shower for one of my daughters when she was expecting her first baby. Most of my girls like coffee and at the party we fell in love with a delicious coffee drink that was served as…
Do you ever get so busy with the everyday that you forget the long-term? I do. There’s always so much to do, and sometimes it might cause us to wish for a different season or an easier life. That’s why this short poem/essay caught my eye….and pierced my heart. The perspective can be applied to…
Blinking in the dim light, you awaken to the sound of the shower. Your husband is already up and getting ready for the day, and you lie in bed for a few minutes thinking about what your day holds. Thoughts of all you have to do begin to crowd into your mind and you feel stress…
Post updated September 12, 2018 Overwhelm has been defined as “too much emotional going on,” and that’s certainly how it feels for an overwhelmed mom. I ought to know, because I’ve lived it far too often. As moms we have plenty going on, but pile on the emotional “too much” and it’s a recipe for…
We began our 32nd year of homeschooling this week. Our twelfth seventh-grader will be studying The Middle Ages and our tenth senior will be doing concurrent college classes. The ninth-grader in between is excited about a co-op writing class. It’s probably a good thing that homeschooling this long wasn’t on the horizon when we began…