Three Ways to Read More to Your Preschooler
September 29, 2015
Getting Back in the Habit of Reading Aloud
If you've followed my writing here at all, you know how passionate I am about reading to little ones. Since we follow the Charlotte Mason Method for our homeschool, I am reading plenty to my older children (though I would love to...
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10 Reasons I Love Our Local Library
September 1, 2015
You might be wondering why I'm writing a post about my local library. Wouldn't you have to live in or around my town to benefit from it? Well, no. Not necessarily.
I write this to encourage you and your family to visit your local library and explore things there that ...
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Five Ways to Spend Less on Homeschooling
August 4, 2015
Five Ways to Spend Less on Homeschooling
Our family, like many homeschooling families, is on a single income. I stay home with our four children, my husband works full time (and then some). In our current season, there isn't much wiggle room for spending beyond our normal...
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Room Time and Self Care for Moms
June 28, 2015
Motherhood Can be Crazy!
Motherhood is awesome. But it can be a wild ride, too! I recently gave birth to my fourth little one a couple of months ago, and let me tell you (if you don't already know) that having one's attention divided four ways can be enough to make a pers...
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How Using Chore Packs Changed Our Home
March 24, 2015
How I heard of Chore Packs
As a mother of young children, it wasn't until fairly recently that I started to think about my children doing more to help around the house. I didn't realize what all they were capable of at their young age, and for a while, I was in the mindse...
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Why I Don’t Church Hop
March 11, 2015
An Unexpected Love Story
Once upon a time I met a young man and over time, we became friends. He was great. He seemed to understand me, he was polite, respectful, he was knowledgeable about the Bible, involved in ministry. Just great. As the friendship progressed, though,...
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Scripture Memorization with Little Ones
February 24, 2015
Why Scripture Memorization with Little Ones?
As a Christian parent, I have a duty to teach my children about the God I serve. (Deuteronomy 6:11)
6 “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. 7 You shall teach them diligently to your children, and ...
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