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 lately. 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 write more? Less. Should I quit?! Times Change – A lot has changed since I began blogging […]

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 […]

Fear Of Planning — It’s A Real Thing!

Guess what?! There really is such a thing as the fear of planning! You know that feeling — you want to fill out the next week in your planner but you’re gripped with panic from not knowing what to put on your to-do list. You feel the apprehension of putting something on a wrong day and risking […]

Prayer — Who’s It For Anyway?

Prayer — It’s something we often take for granted. It’s also something we can think of too little. Something that’s often our last resort. This quote from RC Sproul reminds us to glorify God in our prayers, even before we seek to benefit ourselves. In our home, I’ve often reminded my family to shake things up […]