Hey Mama
Monday, 05 February 2018 / Published in Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: Now Is Crazy, Now Is Chaotic… but Now Is Wonderful

  Hey Mama, A decade from now, those hyper little monkeys of yours will be big. Maybe even all grown up. Your life will be VERY different than it is now. You won’t recognize it. Maybe less chaotic. Maybe fewer cookie crumbs on the floor. Maybe less spit-up and tear-soaked (or snotty) shoulders; your clothes
memories
Sunday, 04 February 2018 / Published in - Family, - Finding Joy, Articles, Blog

Cherish the Memories

  When our daughter was very little, not yet two, my parents gave her the gift of a picture book and a stuffed animal that went with it. The book was Jane Simmon’s Come Along, Daisy! The whimsical illustrations in the book invite the reader into Daisy’s world, as seen through the eyes of a
Saturday, 03 February 2018 / Published in - Family, - Games and Activities, Articles, Blog

Making Time for Family

  In the world today, it is so easy to get busy and forget what matters most to us here on earth. Our families need our love and undivided attention, but often, we are distracted with things like our phones, computers, or television. I know I have been guilty of putting things above my time
LEGO games
Friday, 02 February 2018 / Published in - Games and Activities, Articles, Blog

3 LEGO Games to Build Soft Skills

  My kids love building with LEGOs. They have many different sets and will play for a couple of hours nearly every day if I let them. Whenever I bring LEGOs into our homeschool, I instantly have everyone’s attention. They’re eager to listen to the instructions and see what they get to do with the
teaching method
Thursday, 01 February 2018 / Published in - Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

Don’t Marry Your Method!

  As I was preparing to embark on my homeschooling journey, I read books, consulted veteran homeschooling moms, and gathered materials. One of those items was a set of vintage readers that was recommended for practicing oral reading. I purchased another book to teach phonics; so we focused on that first. My son hated it,
manage your time
Wednesday, 31 January 2018 / Published in - Caring for Yourself, Articles, Blog

Choosing the Best

  Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays has passed, we face another year, often with a bit of ambiguity. You may be a devout “resolution” person, or maybe here in early January you have already fallen off the resolution wagon. Its ok, you’re not alone. None of us are exactly alike, with
show off
Tuesday, 30 January 2018 / Published in Articles, Blog

No More Trophy Children!

  Can we please get one thing right in the new year? Can we agree to no longer have trophy children but just to simply love and cherish our children as they are? Too often homeschoolers feel the need to justify all they, and their children, have done—in order to try to prove to the
Hey Mama
Monday, 29 January 2018 / Published in Articles, Blog, Hey Mama, Hey Mama Monday

Hey Mama Monday: God Loves You More Than You Can Even Imagine

  Hey Mama, It’s kind of interesting to me how when you go to Ephesians chapter 3 and read through the text, you find a strong message about Christ’s love for us. I mean, the writer, Paul, is trying to give us even a mere glimpse of that deep love that cannot even be fully