If you step into our home in Arkansas on any given morning, you will quickly find that my days are a beautiful, full mix of caring for family, book research, writing, and health coaching. But for years, much of my day was spent raising and educating ten children—including seven through adoption. The most I ever…
As Easter approaches, many of us are preparing our homes—planning meals, gathering decorations, and thinking about the beauty of Resurrection Sunday. But sometimes the atmosphere inside our homes doesn’t match the joy we celebrate. It is easy to believe that if our homeschooling days ran a little more smoothly, our hearts would finally find rest….
How to Catch Your Kids Doing It Right As parents, we often feel like we are playing a never-ending game of “whack-a-mole” with bad behavior. We jump on the grumbling, the eye rolls, and the messy rooms the moment they happen. But during my family’s Grumble-Free Year, I learned that focusing solely on correction was…
Fun Homeschool Ideas for a Season of Gratitude I’ll never forget the Thanksgiving when one of my kids announced, “I don’t like turkey. I want pizza.” Meanwhile, another child asked—very seriously—why we couldn’t just “be thankful quicker” so they could go play Minecraft. Real life, right? In The Grumble-Free Year, our family set out to…
It’s hard to believe it’s been over seven years since our family embarked on the adventure of living a grumble-free life. We started in August 2017, and by Thanksgiving of that year, our lives took an unexpected turn—Grandma broke her back. Then came a healing season and our long-anticipated cruise in August 2018, followed by…
Because your family deserves more than chaos—you deserve purpose, peace, and a plan rooted in Christ. Sometimes our family life feels like a movie. There’s laughter, tears, drama, and the occasional slow-motion meltdown over math worksheets. It can be beautiful, but also unpredictable and exhausting. We wish we could yell “Cut!” and reset the scene….
Navigating the complex emotional terrain of adolescence with an adopted teen often feels like trying to embrace a shadow. You reach out with all the love and care in your heart, only to find the connection slipping through your fingers, elusive and intangible. This image captures the essence of what many parents, like my friend…
It’s hard to believe it’s been over six years since we started living a grateful life with The Grumble Free Year. We started August 2017 and that Thanksgiving Grandma broke her back. We went on the cruise August 2018, and (after writing about it all) The Grumble Free Year released November 2019. One of the…
Today I want to share 3 steps to turn grumbling into gratitude in your homeschool. It’s hard to believe that it is time to kick off another homeschool year. We may begin with one direction and have to change course at a moment’s notice due to life. Now more than ever, we need to keep…
Practice makes perfect. We know this is true for first steps, basketball shots, and multiplication tables. Practice means starting where we are with plans to improve. And when my large family decided to take on the challenge of going a year without grumbling (yes, really!), I knew it would take a lot of patience, a…
These three steps to turn grumbles into gratitude can help you find hope in the midst of struggles and turn around your heart and your day. Let’s talk about how to find peace through seeking gratitude over grumbling. Three Steps to Turn Grumbles Into Gratitude Did you know you can find deep contentment without spending…
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