Do your kids need more stuff? Yep, mine don’t either. In a culture bent on buying the latest, greatest toy or gadget, we have the powerful opportunity to rethink gift giving and set a tone in our home that is counter-cultural. That’s why we’ve sought to shield our children from the onslaught of commercials, from things […]
Christmas
Cultivating Thanksgiving and Anticipating Christmas
November through December is one of my favorite times of year. Not only is our weather simply beautiful, but it’s a time of year when I pause to think. I’m sure I can’t be the only one that gets super busy with the changing of seasons… When we start a new “school” year, life is hectic as […]
Ditch the Guilt and Embrace Real-Life Learning
Sometimes as homeschool moms, we can have a tendency to heap guilt on ourselves. We want to do it all and do it every moment. Sometimes we can forget that there are seasons and that for the homeschool family, those “seasons” might look different than for those in school. Our seasons will probably even […]
Truth in the Tinsel – What’s New and Why We LOVE it!
Christmas! It’s a time of year that I love as we slow life down and take in the wonder of the Incarnation – God with us! As a mom, I love nothing more than to bring my children into this sense of wonder and delight. One tool that we’ve come to dearly love in our […]
Greeting the Rising Sun!
Earlier this week, my sweet oldest tiptoed into my room where I lay dozing, enveloped in the cozy warmth of blankets and nestled next to my heat emitting hubby! He greeted me with a whispered question. “Could we go meet the “rising sun?” The boys had whispered late the night before, and I figured they […]
Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect…
{photo courtesy of my sister, Bethany} Remember when I mentioned that service and generosity aren’t strengths of mine? I’m finding that this month is just as much a lesson for me as it is for the kiddos. Do I sound like a broken record? Because I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned that before as we’ve learned […]