A different kind of transformation that reflects how stewardship with my health has affected stewardship with my heart and home through the years.
A Different Transformation: Health, Heart & Home Stewardship
A gift you can give your family that won’t cost you a penny
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Why we chose to switch to homeschooling Part III
The beginning steps I took when I first felt God shifting our family to consider homeschool, and how he directed our desires through others.
Drawing Near Our Children During Bad Attitudes
How are we to respond to bad attitudes and bad behavior in our children? Although we seldom feel like it, we need to draw near to them.
Our 2020 Advent Plans and Traditions
A few weeks ago I received an email about planning for Advent - and I was SO grateful for the reminder! Honestly, I've never thought about it this early, and I've enjoyed spending the last few weeks really thinking through and considering what we plan to do this year for the Advent season. I wanted …
Simple but Special: Book Celebration of Heidi
We held our first book celebration tonight and it was enjoyed by all, I think! (Warning: contains spoiler alerts😉.) This was my first time reading Heidi and it was truly delightful. I simply forgot to celebrate the end of our first two read alouds this school year, but was determined not to miss a chance …
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Why we chose to switch to homeschooling Part II
How God began to prepare my heart for our switch to homeschooling long before I realized what He was doing.
Why We Chose to Switch to Homeschooling Part I
When others hear that we chose to switch to homeschooling pre-COVID-19, I receive lots of questions as to the reason why. Let me start by saying this: By sharing, I'm certainly not indicating that every family should do what we're doing. Goodness, I have PLENTY on my mind with my own family...I don't have energy …
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Reasons why I’m an unlikely homeschooler.
Almost since the beginning of homeschooling, I started receiving reactions from others regarding our choice to switch to homeschooling from public school. Countless times I've heard reasons why others could never do what we are doing. Now, the point of what I'm sharing is not to prove that everyone needs to homeschool. However, so many …
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Can we hardly wait to continue our course?
I was struck by these words through the Message translation of Philippians 1 recently. Since motherhood is the course that marks most of my days, it caused me to pause and consider: how often do I go to bed at night and awaken each morning with this perspective? Now, I don't mean to liken motherhood …
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