Have we lost our minds? We started homeschooling our children because it was something we were passionate about. However, the reality of slim income has sent countless homeschooling moms online, searching for a way to start a home business. “No problem,” they say.…
Always Needing More Time in a Day…
November 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Several months ago I took a survey of all my readers, and one of the questions was whether you wished you could spend MORE or LESS time homeschooling your children each day.
- 57% of you said you wished you could spend MORE time homeschooling each day.
Why Parenting Preschoolers Isn't Easy
October 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Homeschooling when you have little toddlers or preschoolers around is a challenge, to say the least. One of the most challenging parts of being a mom, in fact, is learning how to juggle the multitude of responsibilities that faces you in a day, from parenting various ages of children to handling all the different aspects of a home, sometimes while also maintaining a job or ministry. …
Keeping Life Uncluttered
July 30, 2010 by 1 Comment
We’ve been talking about how to declutter our homes; now let’s tackle keeping them that way!
Here are some things I’ve noticed about clutter:
Homemaking can reveal my heart.In my own life, clutter has taught me that my heart is not quite as pure as I’d like to pretend it is.…
Homeschool Scheduling
June 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Today I’m posting something that you might have seen before, but it’s always been such a favorite with my blog readers. It’s a short little booklet of 10 ways to create a homeschooling schedule.
This booklet is especially helpful for those times when you’re over-tired, over-worked, and under-rested.…
A Realistic Mother
March 26, 2010 by 10 Comments
One of the hardest parts of homeschooling for me is having unrealistic expectations of what I should and should not be doing as a homeschooling mom. At least once each year, I feel myself running after this fad or that, copying this friend or that, seeking approval of this person or the other.…
Teaching Your Kids About Money
February 19, 2010 by 1 Comment
Maybe it was because we were married young, or maybe it was because we hadn’t learned to trust God very well with our money… but for whatever reason, we had a rough start money-wise to our marriage. We made lots of mistakes, and some of those mistakes are still haunting us today.…
Winter Homeschooling Blues
February 12, 2010 by 1 Comment
It’s February, and here in snowy Minnesota, our local public school planned two days of vacation into their calendar — today and Monday. I think it’s a good idea, since school starts feeling a little “old” this time of year. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize that it was a day off school, so I didn’t plan a break into our calendar.…
How a Home Business Can Benefit a Homeschooling Family
November 27, 2009 by 2 Comments
Running a home business is becoming more and more popular these days, especially in light of the economic times. I feel that a homeschooling family can really benefit from having a home business for many reasons.
Being a former homeschooler myself, I know firsthand that it can be hard financially to operate on one income.…
What a great way to turn your tabletop into a chalkboard!
November 19, 2009 by 5 Comments
My friends over at the Unclutterer had a great idea on their blog today. The basic idea is to use inexpensive matte-finish oil cloth, plus chalk, to decorate your table for Thanksgiving. You can write right on your tablecloth, to put names where guests are to sit, to label dishes, or to keep the kids from getting bored by letting them play tic-tac-toe, etc.…
