Tag Archives: Homeschool

How to Save a Homeschool Day Gone ‘Bad’

A fellow homeschooling mama and friend recently shared she was compiling tips from other homeschooling mamas to share about what they do to save a homeschool day gone “bad”. It’s a great questions — because we all have “those” days. … Continue reading

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Oh, to be Wild and Free!

I don’t know about you but I, too often, find myself lost in the whirlwind of life… not that being a wife, homeschooler, mompreneur, friend, sisterhood tribe facilitator, woman, and the hundreds of other hats that many of us wear … Continue reading

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Intentional Productivity

Today we have temperatures in the high 90’s and a heat advisory… so I’m aiming to spend this time doing things that will help me to be more productive in all areas of life… a time of brain dumping, intentional … Continue reading

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First Childhood Break

This past weekend we experienced the first childhood “break” in our family when our youngest (age 12) broke her toe in the swimming pool. After a couple of hours in the ER (and her first x-ray), we left with taped … Continue reading

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Shavuot… Feast of Weeks

With Shavuot/Pentecost upon us, I wanted to share a few Scripture verses and some links I’ve come across over the past few years. We have only been observing/celebrating Shavuot/Pentecost a handful of years and we are still learning SO much! … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Successful Homeschooling

I was recently visiting some of my old blogs and perusing past posts and I came across this post that I wrote (years ago). I originally wrote it for a homeschool newsletter I had started, then posted it on my … Continue reading

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Finally… A Field Trip

I cannot even begin to express how busy life seems to have been these past few years. But, in my efforts to truly slow down, I finally got around to taking us on a local field trip. I won’t mention … Continue reading

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For the Fellow Chocolate Lover

It’s no secret that I love chocolate. Why should it be? Chocolate CAN be good for you – not to mention good for the people that live with me when I have some… but, then again, it is often in … Continue reading

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Meet the Family

The other day our youngest daughter (12) was excited to show me what she had been working on that afternoon. I was excited to see. She designed these craft sticks to depict our family… including our dog, Suzie. Seriously… aren’t … Continue reading

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Wellnessversary

This is a photo of our children, 3 years ago today, in, what we called at the time, the “infirmary”. This is, also, when we first began using essential oils to promote and support wellness in our home. And it … Continue reading

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