Believe me when I tell you–homeschooling success can be yours. Let me tell you how I made it work for our family and how you can too! Homeschooling Success Can Be Yours 18 (short!) years. That’s’ all I had. And with some of my adopted kids joining our family late in life, I knew I… [Continue Reading]
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Using July 4th to Teach Our Kids About Our True Freedom in Christ
As we celebrate July 4th let’s talk about what true freedom is… What did freedom for our country mean? On July 4, 1776, a group of American colonists united together and declared independence from Great Britain. Trouble started between Great Britain and the colonies in 1760 when the British king, George III, needed… [Continue Reading]
Fun School! Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer with Free Resources
Did you know you can Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer with free resources to make schooling fun? It’s not summer school–it’s Fun School! Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer There are few things kids look forward to more than summer break. Yet, things are different this year. Most… [Continue Reading]
Hard Places in Adoption and How Prayer Changes Things
Are you facing the Hard Places in Adoption and wondering How Prayer Changes Things? I hope my words might offer you a lifeline when you’re drifting into doubt. Hard Places in Adoption and How Prayer Changes Things No one would argue the fact that in our marriage John is more realistic, and I’m more… [Continue Reading]
Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home
Here’s some hope and help for Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home! Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home I used to laugh when my mother-in-law, Darlyne, told me how my husband was a strong-willed child. That was until our daughter turned out to be exactly like her dad. A scrawny high schooler, John… [Continue Reading]
Balancing Working From Home With School At Home
Balancing Working From Home With School At Home Are you trying to balance working from home with homeschooling kids? It’s hard, right? Here are some things that I hope can help! Know It’s Possible First of all, know that working from home and schooling at home are both possible. It’s true! In the almost three… [Continue Reading]
Praying God’s Word For Your Family Today
I believe in the importance of Praying God’s Word For Your Family Today, and I want to share how you can do this starting now. Through the years I’ve seen how important it is to pray God’s Word over and for my children. I’ve also watched how God moved in my kid’s hearts… [Continue Reading]
Over 200 Free Resources and Help for “Schooling at Home”
Over 200 Free Resources and Help for “Schooling at Home” I’ve been thinking about your family during this time and found Over 200 Free Resources and Help for “Schooling at Home” to share. I’m hoping this will help you thrive as a family while at home this spring. It’s been a busy, hopping week… [Continue Reading]
Kids’ Journals Help Children Focus on Good Things
Stay Home Journals help kids focus on good things. During this time, kids need a place to think, write, or draw what is going on in their hearts and minds. Writing helps kids process emotions. Writing moves thoughts from a kids’ emotional brain to his thinking brain, allowing him to process all that’s going on…. [Continue Reading]
Join the #FamilyEasterOpenHouse
Join the #FamilyEasterOpenHouse You’re Invited! Easter is one of my favorite times of the year. I love celebrating Jesus and His resurrected life. I appreciate how—symbolic of Jesus’ rebirth—the whole earth breaks forth in life, budding fresh and new from a frozen world stripped bare. Since most of us will not be… [Continue Reading]
Rationing, Recipes, and Teaching Real Life
Rationing, Recipes, and Teaching Real Life We all want to teach our kids about real life. And there are so many ways to do that. For instance, just going to a grocery store and learning to prepare simple meals are life skills we can teach our kids. Even though going grocery shopping and cooking during… [Continue Reading]