I happened to get an earlier start on my walk than usual the other day. The sun was beginning to break through a thick fog and all of the...

I was recently given the opportunity to review Teaching Textbooks 3.0 homeschool math curriculum.  I don’t usually do reviews, but this...

As we neared the end of language arts today, I could see that I was losing Silas (our 14 year old)…he was distracted by some mosquito...

When we started homeschooling over 23 years ago, I never would have imagined what kind of results taking an unhurried approach to...

This week I had to apologize to one of our adult children. I had used mom guilt in order to be heard. I didn’t recognize it in the moment...

“Our way of being -in-the-world works its way into us through ritual and repetition. James K.A. Smith explains that a particular view of...

I held my husband’s hand as we walked to our church across the street. There was a break in the thunderstorm that had been threatening...

THE COMPARISON TRAP Galatians 6:4,5 “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done,...

Every mom struggles with whether or not she is doing right by her children.  We are bombarded with countless voices telling us how to...

I don’t know if there is a week that goes by without that nagging feeling that I just may not be enough for my kids when it comes to home...

Homeschooling is amazing. We have the opportunity to fine-tune our children’s education to fit their personality, gifts, strengths, and...

EVERY homeschooling mom seems to be constantly haunted by the thought that she isn’t doing enough…that her kids might not be prepared for...

(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) This video is packed with scriptures regarding...

(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you’d rather listen!) In the last video I talked about what it looks like to nurture...

(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) Sibling relationships are really lifetime...

Most of you already know that my family recently made a cross country move, so I’m catching you up on that as well as wanting to find out...

(The video version of this post is at the bottom, if you would rather listen than read!) “To the outside world, we all grow old. But not...

I’ve been thinking about this for quite some time and thought it was about time to share my thoughts and experience in raising kids who...

We all have an idea in our heads of what it looks like to “educate” our kids.  Unfortunately it often involves copying the traditional...

We have been homeschooling over 20 years now.  I wouldn’t change a thing.  It’s still something that brings me to my knees.  It still...