The winter season is upon us and it will be around for quite a while. Typically winter means that our kids will be inside more than they are outside. Therefore, it is essential that you prepare and plan ahead for the long winter months to ensure that you and your kids stay sane and haveContinue Reading
3 Priorities for the Tired Mom
If I had to choose one word to describe the past 35 years of parenting our eight children, I would choose the word EXHAUSTING. Don’t get me wrong. I think motherhood is WONDERFUL, and I love it. But it is also emotionally, mentally, and physically draining at times. At some point between the birthContinue Reading
Save Money, Eat Healthy: A Basic Guide
Many people believe eating healthy is expensive, or saving money means eating beans and rice, but when done right, that’s really not the case. Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean that you have to have all organic, all grass-fed, special expensive ingredients, or stick to a “diet.” What matters most is looking at labels, andContinue Reading
4 Tips for Starting Private Music Lessons
As a homeschool mom and music teacher I always knew that private music lessons would be a large part of our family’s lifestyle. We have 8 children and have been involved with private lessons since our oldest was 5 years old. The kids have played a variety of instruments during the last 10 years (violin, clarinet,Continue Reading
Loaded Smashed Potatoes
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a nice holiday season, I know we did! So now here we are, in January. Trying to get back into the swing of life/school/work etc. I don’t know about you but I am personally needing some simple, go-to options for those weeknights that I feel like I justContinue Reading
Recharging You and Your Homeschool for the New Year
At the beginning of the school year I started off with a bang. I organized our school room, lesson planned, prayed and gathered up all of the curriculum we needed. After a lot of birthdays, Thanksgiving. Christmas, and some hard life circumstances; I am just not feeling as gung-ho as I was at the startContinue Reading
Start Your Homeschool Fresh in the New Year
After the holidays it can be difficult to get back on track and begin homeschooling again. It’s important to remember that children do best with consistency and a schedule, so after the Thanksgiving and Christmas craziness homeschooling is often just what they need. The new year is coming soon and with your first three monthsContinue Reading
8 Things I Wish I Had Known As A Young Mom
As a mom of eight kids, and my youngest now being 18, I often find myself looking back on my earlier days of parenting. Over the years of parenting our kids, I learned a lot, and my parenting changed some from when I was a young parent. Here are some things I wish I hadContinue Reading
How to Begin the New Year More Organized
Well, this year is coming to a close. Can you believe it?! Another year has absolutely flown by, so quickly. Well, you know what that means. With another year over, it is time to choose our New Year’s Resolutions for the following year. Every year I like to choose a bunch of different resolutions, andContinue Reading
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Treats
I don’t know about you, but I am in full Christmas cooking mode (or at least as much as my body will allow me to be, being six months pregnant and all!). But seriously, I’m cooking every chance I get for the holidays! One of my favorite ways to show our friends and family loveContinue Reading
