Parenting | Heart of the Matter

Dealing with Chronic Illnesses, Part 4

Taking Care of the Kids Let’s face it: a household need a certain number of things done daily in order to run smoothly (or at least stumble along). And moms with chronic illnesses don’t always have the energy to do them....

Learning Through Life

Growing up I did not like school and especially science, my favorite subjects were history and English. Homeschooling my children has broadened my interest in various subjects, one being science. I have realized that one of the...

How Homeschooling Ruined Us For Public School

When my husband and I lived abroad, we made the decision to homeschool our daughter. Local schools were out of the question because of their competitive and atheistic underpinnings. The price of international schools was...

Is it Useful and Beautiful?

Over our Christmas break, I began a mass war-on-clutter/organize-my-life project. I’m not one to make “new year’s” resolutions, but it seems like the holidays are a time of year I end up pondering what...

Receiving Graciously

As the year begins, my inbox is still glutted with “Happy New Year” messages. “It’s not too late to make your 2011 tax-deductible donation to …” “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” I’ve been raised...

15 RIGHT Reasons to Homeschool

I’ve heard a few people say recently that they “don’t want to homeschool for the wrong reasons.” I have trouble fully grasping that statement. I mean really, what would be the wrong reasons to homeschool? ...

A Homeschooling Mom’s Guide to Surviving the Cold and Flu Season

It’s January, that wonderful time of the year when coughs, colds, and flu can derail the most organized household. People are miserable, plans need to be changed, laundry needs to be done, and there is always that bit of worry...

Fishies and Encouragement

I had survived the event and made it to the fish tanks. Four children. Long school day behind us. Minutes swiftly approaching dinner time. Marathon grocery store trip. You know the drill. And the fish tanks were there, situated...

Happily See-Through

We teach our kids about the omniscience and omnipresence of our God. That is, we let them know that God knows everything, sees everything, is everywhere, and so on. We can’t hide from him. He is always by our side. He is...

ABCs of Homeschool

Amazon, and especially Amazon Mom. Books. Lots of them. Cuddling by the fire on a school day. Dirty–science experiments with earthworms and plants and owl pellets, or Dishes piled up in the kitchen...