Over the past year, my husband and I have really grown to enjoy coffee; from visiting local coffee shops, touring coffee roasteries, and even pretending to be at home baristas, we have taken to the caffeine world like two parents who have three kids. One thing that comes with consuming coffee (besides the caffeine
When it comes to busy months, I think of September, December and May. In September, everything is starting up for the new year–school, Boy Scouts, Awana, every activity that runs with the school year. December is the scurry and flurry leading up to Christmas. May is the rush to finish everything you had planned
I enjoy working out. It keeps me feeling energetic, and takes away the “grumpies.” Yet, when you are homeschooling a large family from early morning until late in the afternoon, it can be really hard to sneak in a workout. Exercise We Need Our bodies require several different kinds of exercise. Stretching keeps
Happy Clean Up Your Room Day! It’s a day that causes all parents to cheer and the kids usually will cringe. But did you know studies show those with clutter tend to have higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, in their bodies? So if you’re facing something overwhelming in your life, you might
If you follow a September through June school schedule like our family does, then you are getting ready to finish your school year. As things wind down in our home, other things wind up. Time in the garden replaces time in the “classroom,” and days become more carefree. Speaking of gardening, we have used