As we step into a new homeschool year, my mind often fills with the usual to-do lists and curriculum choices, and if you’re like me, you’re likely navigating your own “beautiful chaos” of laundry piles and busy schedules. Yet I’ve learned that the most important preparation doesn’t happen in my homeschool planner but on our…
If you are looking at the calendar and realizing the back-to-school season is right around the corner, you might be feeling a mix of excitement and quiet panic. Balancing lesson plans, fresh curriculum, and household management can make any seasoned or rookie homeschool mom feel overwhelmed. When I look back at my time management secrets…
If you are sitting at your kitchen table right now, staring at a fresh stack of homeschool curriculum and feeling a wave of overwhelm, fear, or deep self-doubt about the upcoming school year, please take a deep breath. You are not alone, and you are exactly the mom your children need. Twenty years ago, when…
From 2010 to 2016, John and I adopted seven children. First, we added one, then two more, and then four more. After all of the adoptions were finalized, we were homeschooling seven kids between the ages of 5 and 15. That’s a lot! Trying to teach six different grade levels to seven different kids individually…
Do you ever look back at your old journals or blog posts and just have to smile at how much has changed—and how much has stayed exactly the same? I was looking through an old post I wrote all the way back in 2009 about a trip to the grocery store. Back then, I was…
I was looking through some old family photos the other day and stumbled across one that took me right back to the summer of 2006. It was a picture of our family trip to Silverwood Theme Park in Northern Idaho. Looking at those sweet, young faces, a wave of that beautiful, bittersweet ache washed over…
Here we are, heading right into the heart of July. Around our house, this season is filled with the simple, sweet rhythms of backyard barbecues, cool slices of watermelon, and the hum of neighborhood kids waiting for the sun to go down so they can light their sparklers. As a homeschool mom who has walked…
Don’t you just love summer? For most of us, this season means the textbooks get tucked away and our days fill up with beautiful park playdates, road trips, museum field trips, and library outings. Now that my last two homeschoolers are nearly grown, they’re often out living their own lives, doing their own thing. But…
Gathering around the table, learning together on the living room rug, and cultivating a home that feels like a sanctuary is at the heart of everything we do. I hand-selected fifty wonderful items that fit beautifully into a warm, intentional lifestyle. From educational tools to cozy home accents, here is your ultimate Prime Day guide…
If you are a parent in Arkansas, you have likely heard the buzz about the Educational Freedom Account (EFA). For some, it sounds like a dream come true. For others, it feels like a confusing maze of government acronyms. After homeschooling my tribe in the Natural State for years, I have watched the school-choice landscape…
I just love the month of July, don’t you? There is something so special about the smell of backyard barbecues, the sound of neighborhood parades, and the anticipation of fireworks lighting up the night sky. As homeschool families, the Fourth of July gives us a wonderful, natural opportunity to pause our regular routines and look…
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