As homeschooling moms, personal prayer often takes a back burner to all of our daily minute tasks and monumental responsibilities. There are seasons where time is extremely limited. The picture-perfect ideal of silent prayer in solitude early in the morning before the children awake and the day gets hectic is unattainable for most busy mothers, […]
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Surviving Stress: 3 Steps to Helping Your Family Through Stressful Seasons
It’s been one of those weeks here, where the level of stress in the house is palpable. Everyone feels it, and it’s no one person’s fault. It just is. Children have an innate connection with the emotions of their parents. Remember how the baby would especially not go to sleep on the nights you had […]
Homeschool Planning Guide
Bright yellow pencils! And stacks of clean spirals! Books without creases! And blank planner pages! … These are a few of my favorite things! (Please forgive my silliness. My daughter is in a community theater production of Sound of Music this summer!) If like me, you enjoy a fresh new school year, you might […]
Enjoying the Summer: Homeschool Style
I wrote this post last summer but neglected to share it here. If you need some structure to your summer days, these tips should be helpful for any summer, pandemic or not! Spring was spent in quarantine, and all of a sudden, it’s June! We even finished our homeschool year a few weeks early, because […]
A Day in the Life: Simple & Flexible
I’m so excited to bring several guest posts to the blog sharing their Homeschooling Day in the Life stories! Today’s post is by Amy who has five kids, from ages 4 to 16. I admire how she has embraced a natural rhythm to her days and leans in to the reality of being pulled in […]
A Day in the Life: Habits & Expectations
I’m so excited to bring several guest posts to the blog sharing their Homeschooling Day in the Life stories! Today’s post is by my friend Selina who has three kids, ages 10, 8, & 6. I admire how she has cultivated her daily routine and curriculum choices to meet the unique individual needs of each […]