Mommy guilt: it seems to catch all of us in its clutches from time to time. How can we tell the difference between a healthy conviction that we need to re-focus our efforts on our kids; and a negative, destructive thought pattern that seeks to destroy and undermine our self-confidence? It’s 7:00 a.m., and the kids are upContinue Reading
How I Organize Our Homeschool Books
I’ve been homeschooling now since 2005 and I still feel like I’m floundering trying to figure out what works and doesn’t work with my children’s lessons, curriculum, organization, goals, and expectations. Each year brings new family dynamics, challenges and successes. Maybe I should not admit that I struggle year after year with different aspects ofContinue Reading
God’s Grace: The Most Important Resource in Our Homeschool
We began our first year of homeschooling this year, and…wow. It’s been a blessing, but it’s also one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Personally, I struggled with our new routine and doubted my abilities as a teacher. Within our family, my son and I had to learn how to relate toContinue Reading
Keepin’ It Real Spring Home Tour & Blog Hop
Do you sometimes feel like a failure when it comes to homemaking? Do you ever beat yourself up for not keeping your house spic and span? Do you thumb through magazines and ever wonder why your house can’t look like that, or when you visit your favorite bloggers’ websites you wonder how they can keepContinue Reading
Activities for Learning About Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt is such a fun time period to explore with young kids. There are so many topics you can cover, allowing for lots of fun hands-on activities to be added into your studies. From King Tut, to the pyramids, to the Nile River, to Moses, there are so many amazing people, places, and eventsContinue Reading
Homemade Cleaning Solutions for the Whole House
Most families, particularly those who have more than the average number of children, are in a constant search for ways to save money in their home. When I got to learn more about commercial cleaning, I knew how important it is to cut costs in cleaning. When I first began my frugal living journey, oneContinue Reading
Finding the Fun in Homeschooling
I am so thankful that God lead my husband and I to homeschool our children. I can’t imagine our lives any other way! It’s such a great privilege and opportunity to not only teach them but learn with them. I have to admit though that there are some days homeschooling is not always fun forContinue Reading
4 Reasons NOT To Have A Homeschool Room
In the beginning years of my homeschool journey, I spent so much time looking at fancy homeschool rooms. I admit they fascinate me. I love how you can get so creative with them and can make them fit your homeschool style. And since I love all things decorating and organizing, I dream of the dayContinue Reading
Help! My Child Refuses to Do School Work!
Several years ago I found myself in a deep, dark place on my homeschool journey. My then six-year-old son was D-O-N-E with school. This child–my oldest child–fussed, argued, cried and just downright fought every attempt I made to “teach” him. Even fantastic curriculums (and this overzealous, perfectionist mom) couldn’t get this boy to do anything thatContinue Reading
Questions People Ask Homeschooling Moms
Honestly, I could have also named this post “Dumb things people ask homeschooling moms!”, but I figured that would not be very nice. I teach my children it is important to be nice, after all. Which is one of the reasons why I have tried to give nice, wellContinue Reading
