When my husband and I first decided to start homeschooling our kids, it was a relief to finally come to a final decision. However, it was also a little daunting, since neither of us had any experience at all with homeschooling. Now, over 6 months in, I feel like we’re doing well, and I want…
I wanted to pop in to share with you all some of what we’ve learned about homeschooling thus far. Whether you are a newbie, like me, or a veteran homeschool family, its always good to continue learning and growing along with your kids. Hopefully you can take something valuable away from our experiences.
A couple years ago I was asked to address the ladies at my church on Mother’s day. My Pastor’s wife wanted me to share some Mother’s Day encouragement for the ladies in the church who may be struggling with their role as a parent, how that role fits in to the rest of their lives,…
Chip Mattis’s Under the Dancing Tree It has been nearly a year since I started this blog, and I have met so many wonderful people so far in this adventure! One of those people is blogger, and newly published author, Chip Mattis. I enjoyed reading Chip’s blogs at chipmattis.com before I got to know him,…
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” It’s that time of year again! Time for manger scenes lights, baking and Christmas carols. For my family, it’s also time for some family Christmas traditions! When I was very young my family had traditions surrounding Santa and his reindeer, opening gifts in a certain order, and…
Some parents have children who get along great together. Others have children who are constantly fighting among themselves. If you are a parent of the second sibling set, you may be asking yourself, “how can I teach my children to get along?” When thinking about that question, I came up with a list of do’s…
