In the beginning years of my homeschool journey, I spent so much time looking at fancy homeschool rooms. I admit they fascinate me. I love how you can get so creative with them and can make them fit your homeschool style. And since I love all things decorating and organizing, I dream of the dayContinue Reading
Help! My Child Refuses to Do School Work!
Several years ago I found myself in a deep, dark place on my homeschool journey. My then six-year-old son was D-O-N-E with school. This child–my oldest child–fussed, argued, cried and just downright fought every attempt I made to “teach” him. Even fantastic curriculums (and this overzealous, perfectionist mom) couldn’t get this boy to do anything thatContinue Reading
Questions People Ask Homeschooling Moms
Honestly, I could have also named this post “Dumb things people ask homeschooling moms!”, but I figured that would not be very nice. I teach my children it is important to be nice, after all. Which is one of the reasons why I have tried to give nice, wellContinue Reading
Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites
If you like brownies and if you like peanut butter cups, you are in for a real treat!! Literally! I have the BEST treat to share with you today – Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Bites. I’ve been making peanut butter cup brownie bites every Christmas for probably about 10 years now. I got the ideaContinue Reading
Tips to Help You Unplug and Be With the Kids
Are you constantly tempted to scroll Facebook or Pinterest when you have other things you could be doing at home? Here are some tips to help you unplug. If you’re like me then sometimes the weight of motherhood can feel heavy. Not heavy as in, “I don’t want to do this,” but heavy as in,Continue Reading
4 Ways to Build Character in Kids
One of the many reasons we chose to homeschool was so we could place an extra emphasis on building character in our children, something that just isn’t taught at most schools. The Bible clearly emphasizes the importance of developing character, from aiding with life’s struggles and producing hope (Romans 5:3-4) to declaring noble character asContinue Reading
Incorporating Christ into Your Preschooler’s Day
As a mama, it’s important to me to teach my children about Christ – who He is, why He’s so amazing, and how much He loves us. God gave us the great responsibility of shepherding our children and of guiding them spiritually; this is probably one of the most important things we, as parents, willContinue Reading
Be Yourself (And the World Will Be a More Beautiful Place)
Today’s letter focus is B and I want to share with you how I am learning to be myself when it comes to homeschooling. I have been homeschooling for the past 5 years and it has been such a learning experience. I’m not referring exclusively to academics, but also the fine tuning of the goalsContinue Reading
Bright Ideas Press Coupon Codes (Good Through April 30, 2015)
This post includes affiliate links. Thanks for your support of this site! Please see my disclosure for more information. Bright Ideas Press’ new store is up and running! Head over and check it out and start shopping for your 2015-2016 homeschool curriculum! Save up to $15 on your 2015-2016 homeschool curriculum purchases with these threeContinue Reading
5 Ways to Connect With Your Spouse During Busy Seasons
It’s tough sometimes, isn’t it?! Kids, schoolwork, housekeeping tasks, jobs… Trying to balance our to-do’s can feel stressful at times so we just do the best we can at juggling everything. But, too often our marriages end up being the main thing that is unintentionally neglected. So here are 5 ways we can all connectContinue Reading
