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They Think I’m Crazy to Homeschool

You know exactly who “they” are. They are the ones who furrow their brow and stare a long time before answering when you say, “We homeschool.” They have no idea how much it took to muster up the courage to speak those two little words, and their reaction doesn’t surprise you in the least, but deep down you wish they...

My Facebook “Fast”

Posted by Karen | 0 comments

This past year I have been on a de-cluttering spree. I’ve been de-cluttering our home, our home school, and our “stuff.” I have been trying to simplify things as much as possible, and it has been a blessing! As time went on though, I realized that there was still a great amount of clutter in my life. Mental...

How I Got Over Myself

Posted by Barbara | 0 comments

Some days are like this, yes? You wake up determined to feel sorry for yourself and all the hard things you need to do. You see the “to-do list” and even as you are scratching one item off, three more get added. The workload of a stay at home, homeschooling mom is daunting. Add to that the burden of those who work from...

Songs for a Mother’s Heart

Posted by Aubrey Lively | 0 comments

On Having it All You said that we could have it all, we didn’t have to lose The job, the spouse, the babies: Every mother has to choose. I drop my daughter off among the twos, Come back, and find she’s been lost among the keys. You said that we could have it all, we didn’t have to lose. I watch my son, he’s changing...

Can You Understand Your Child’s Speech?

Posted by Melinda | 0 comments

When I heard the words “My ball died” coming out of the mouth of a preschool boy I was seeing for speech therapy, I tried not to show alarm. “Tommy” didn’t seem to be too upset, but he was clearly trying to tell me about something that mattered to him. I had not heard of any recent loss in this...

Autopilot

Posted by Jenny | 0 comments

On one very, busy day of mine recently, I managed to drive to my destination (which was a good half-hour away) while completely daydreaming. When I pulled up to park, I then realized that I didn’t even consciously drive at all, because I had no idea on how I even got there. How scary is that? I was on autopilot the...

Teaching Children Responsibility

Posted by Erica | 0 comments

Are you constantly running around like a chicken with your head cut off? Do you spend most of your day running from one mess to the next, barely keeping up? Do you see all those kids over there lounging on the couch while you clean their smashed goldfish crackers? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then read...

When Your Wife Wants to Throw in the Towel

Posted by Christine | 0 comments

A post for homeschooling dads. It happens about this time of year. I waffle. I fuss. I complain. I am overwhelmed. My house is a mess. The school year seems like it’s never going to end. And I can’t even imagine doing it all again next year. So I say to my husband: “I just don’t want to do it anymore. ...

Five Manners Your Preschooler Should Master

Posted by Carletta | 0 comments

When my oldest son was a preschooler, we were at a birthday party. We were waiting for our turn to hit the piñata, when I saw a man in front of me tell his children to move to the back of the line so the younger children could go first. Although my son was one of the younger kids to which this dad was referring, I...

What Do You Have in Your Hand?

Posted by Lisa N. | 0 comments

I want to share with you a question that was paradigm changing for me. It is this: “What do you have in your hand?” What do you have, right now, that you can give, use, steward. This is the question God posed to scruffy sheep herder Moses after forty years of herding nature’s “animal most likely to accidentally kill...