worshiper, wonderer, writer – seeking to encourage faithfulness in Christian women
Over two years ago, when my oldest was in first grade at a local public school, and I began exploring the idea of homeschooling, the term "morning time" kept coming up in various places where I researched. Some homeschoolers term this "morning basket" or "circle time," but the principle of the concept remains the same, …
As Lent approaches this week, I wanted to share some traditions and resources that we've used for our family in the past. Before you dive into what you'd like to do, though, I encourage you to read this post I wrote last year around Easter. As always, the principles and motivation behind what we do …
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We just finished our sabbath week break from our homeschool, and I thought I'd share how this works for our family in case others want to consider it. For the most part, we school year-round. This is very flexible, and depends greatly on our summer traveling schedule accompanying my husband to camps and mission trips. …
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Several people have asked me recently to share what a day in our homeschool looks like. I want to begin by sharing some principles I've found helpful in the two years we've been homeschooling. I really feel like these principles can be applied regardless of if you homeschool - any time that you have with …
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Before I had children old enough to even understand what we were doing, a wise momma suggested this idea of keeping a memory box each year. It’s become one of our family’s favorite traditions, and can really be started anytime! Through this idea developed one of our family values - the art of remembrance. "I …
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Trying to do anything intentional with a two-year-old can feel a bit like walking with them on roller skates, pulling them along while they try to balance and don't yet know how to even pick up their foot and glide! I recently had a friend share with me that one of her goals for the …
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The post-Christmas blues. It hit me even harder than usual this year, which is weird because I had it all planned to be the opposite. You know, I had planned on leaving the decorations out until the twelfth day of Christmas, and keeping the Christmas music playing, and other similar festivities. But, for some reason, …
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Years ago we heard the idea of giving gifts that fit into these categories... something you wantsomething you needsomething to wearsomething to read For the most part, this guides our gift-giving for our children, although there are times when something we want to give them doesn't necessarily fit into these categories...and that's fine. 😉 I'm …
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It’s that time of the year when our schedules fill up quickly, and we usually can slip into one of two ditches if we are not careful. One ditch involves never slowing down long enough to consider and choose family rhythms and traditions due to the feeling of being overwhelmed by all the things. When …
While traveling on our 2021 family vacation, I began a travel journal more as a way for me to remember and record God's goodness as we traveled on our longest trip yet. So many people enjoyed our journeys, so I decided to put it in one massive post here, just for fun. I tried to …
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