I’ve found is that in order to have a peaceful, thoughtful experience I must: First PRAY. I want this to be a meaningful time for my family. In order for my hopes to become a reality, it is important to pray and ask God what He wants us to focus on at this time. […]
Intentional Parenting
In this distracted day and age, it is easy to put parenting on auto-pilot. But we can't afford to do that. We need to be actively engaged in preparing this generation by protecting the innocence of childhood while also preparing them to one day head out on their own.
Here are some of my most popular articles on parenting:
Mission-Minded Motherhood series
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
From Cradle Rocking to Cooking
Life Learning: Lessons in Patience…
(photo courtesy of my sister, Bethany) One of the beauties of homeschooling is how life circumstances can lead into so many learning opportunities. When we discovered that I was pregnant back in January, I looked over my ‘plan’ for the rest of the year and decided to make some tweaks. I thought this would be […]
A Rebirth-day Milestone
Last week marked a milestone – 30 years since I became a child of God. It’s been 30 years since the day when in the midst of build-up for my physical birth-day, my mom read me this book. The King’s Invitation relays the parable Jesus told about a king who sent out invitations to his […]
Free to Play!
After writing that post on play, last week, I was reminded of a series I had written almost 3 years ago on open-ended play. Since that blog no longer exists, I thought I would take some time to repost it here. It is a ten part series that unpacks exactly what open-ended play is, the benefits […]
The Myth of the Mom Who Has It All Together…
This week I read an absolutely FABULOUS post over at Preschoolers and Peace titled, “I Can’t Do This Homeschool Life” where she answers a reader’s question about what to do when everything seems to be crashing in and there is no one to talk to, especially those homeschool mom’s who ‘have it all together.’ That […]
The Picture Chore Chart Tutorial
Here is the tutorial for the awesome chore chart that I had as a young girl. I’m just so in-love with the late 70’s/early 80’s artwork! It makes me feel nostalgic every time I look at it! Of course, we’ve included a page of blank cards for you to personalize it and add your own […]