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Once a month or so, I want to simply share a beautiful picture and words of truth. It is a reminder to all of us to take time and space in this frantic world to take a breath, drink deeply of God’s...
View ArticleWalking Through Mud
It’s February. So that means there’s a pile of clothes in my laundry room, the kids are watching more TV than I like, I’m counting the days until Spring Break, and I’m really tired of phonics. And...
View ArticleBirthday Ideas
A cute cutting board for making fruit salad. Kids younger than 6 or so can use butter knives (not these sharp paring knives) and can cut bananas, apple slices, and strawberries with help. I love when...
View ArticleEaster: Simple Passover Dinner
From top, clockwise: horseradish, Charoset (apple mixture), Matzoh (unleavened bread), parsley. {reposted from last year} If you have small children and/or are overwhelmed with life and its...
View ArticleMany Are the Plans of a Mom’s Heart . . .
I had planned to go over to a friend’s house one Friday afternoon to hang out. Instead, I got to call her and say, “So, um, we can’t come over. My husband has been having headaches and is having a CT...
View ArticleFare Well
I wanted to blog for a year after the book released in March 2012. Mostly because I haven’t been a homeschool blogger so nobody really knew who I was, or what I had to say, or if they were at all...
View ArticlePreschool Area
I’m not writing regular posts for this blog anymore, but I just have to show you pictures of my now 4-year-old’s preschool area. My goals with it were that he would a) have something to do during...
View ArticleWhat I’d Tell My Younger Self
If I could go back 8 years to when my son was in 1st grade (or 10 years to when he was in Kindergarten) this is what I would tell myself. I’d be very blunt and that’s okay because it’s myself.
View ArticleWhat I’d Tell My Younger Self
If I could go back 8 years to when my son was in 1st grade (or 10 years to when he was in pre-school) this is what I would tell myself. I’d be very blunt and that’s okay because it’s myself. Stop...
View ArticleHow Do I Know What to Assign for Reading?
Here’s the most successful way I’ve found to assign reading to my kids. 1. Pick a book that’s a good fit for your child’s age, interests, and reading level. Start with what you have at home since many...
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