Home Schooling

I’ve been homeschooling my children for almost 30 years. Yah, crazy, huh?! But with that experience has come lots of practical tools, real-life experience, and foundational reasons this method of education is so beneficial. Read on….

School’s Starting! – You Need To Plan For the Perfect Day

It's that time of year again! Where did summer go?! No more vacay — it's time to get organized! This ...
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Inspiring Blogs – The Loft Link Up

I'm joining The Loft link-up, a group of women, seeking to build a community of bloggers who inspire, challenge, and simply ...
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The Myth Of Getting It All Done!

As Christian, home-schooling moms, we take on so much, go against the flow, all while living in a crazy, busy ...
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The Most Important Lesson in Home Education

When considering the most important lessen I've learned in home educating for the last 22 years, I must revisit the ...
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Get The Best of Visionary Womanhood Book!

Now this is exciting! Natalie, over at Visionary Womanhood, has gathered the most impacting articles from 2011-2012 and put them ...
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Building Up Without Burning Out – Growing Children Into Adults – Part Three

Hopefully you've read my posts Part One and Part Two of this series. We've covered: simplifying home education to avoid burn out the ...
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Building Up Without Burning Out – Growing Children Into Adults – Part Two

Okay, so we're going for no "burn out" when it comes to home educating our children. I'll answer a reader's ...
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Building Up Without Burning Out – Growing Children Into Adults – Part One

This week I'll be answering a question posed by a reader of my post, Breaking the Mold in Raising Adult Children ...
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Breaking The Mold for Raising Responsible Adults

Our family’s style of raising responsible adults may be unique to many of you. We strongly believe that a college ...
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‘Constructing’ Successful Adults

Have you ever felt that raising a child to adulthood is as complicated as managing the construction of the major ...
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My Struggle to Find Focus — Biblical Truth for a Blogger

I’ll be honest with you — I’ve been struggling with my blog focus this year. I’ve wondered if my content is relevant to your needs. Am I only adding to all the noise on this crazy internet! Should I make money doing this? Should I quit?! Times Change – A lot has changed since I […]

Finding Love in a Storm

As I sit here, watching the storm blow in, I can’t help but remember my childhood at the lake. Sitting on the huge, padded porch swing tucked under the upper level of my grandparents’ cottage, my cousins and I would swing and talk and plan our next excursion for our summer vacation. We’d gather there […]

Entering Into Life’s ‘Back Office’ – Lessons Learned from our Holiday Gift Fair

In my Lilla Rose business, we have what’s called a ‘Back Office’ on our website, where we do our ordering, party information, and the like. And even beyond that is the corporate office where the company is managed and decisions are made. Well, this post has me seeing life and lessons from the ‘Back Office’ […]

On Blogging, Facebook, And Being “Liked”

Another month has come and gone! I’m feeling a little pressure to get my posts…well…posted! But more travel came my way with the unexpected death of a midwife friend and the potential move of my daughter to our area. A pastor once said, “Good and evil travel on parallel tracks and arrive about the same […]

Guiding Our Children In An Immodest World

Awhile back I was asked to join a blog hop. We were asked to answer the following email. It’s a biggie, so stay tuned! I’m sure I’ll have lots more to share on this, one of my favorite subjects. Modesty. Femininity. Living life as a Christian. How do we walk the talk and live a life for […]

Simple Steps To Gain Sanity Through Planning

First Things First—Be Willing To Do the Work! This post has the potential to bring order to your busy life. You really can gain sanity through planning. But you have to be prepared to do the work! Yikes, maybe that’s not the best start to a post with the word “Simple” in its title! But, […]