If your family is like mine, making a resolution for everyone to get healthy is no easy task. We have already discussed the value of cooking together, but how do you know what to cook? When you try something new, noses turn up before the first bite. Everyone likes something different, most of which is not healthy. When you do stumble upon … [Read more...]
Thankful–The Real Life Edition
When people are asked what they are thankful for, of course they rattle off family, friends, home, etc. For many of us that stuff is a given--and we really ARE blessed if that is true. But it is so easy to be thankful for the obvious. Mandy at Worshipful Living has been doing a Scope bookclub about Ann Voskamp’s 1000 Gifts. One of the points … [Read more...]
Perspective for this Season of Life: 3 Things to Remember
The school work is not done. The baby is crying. A diaper needs changed. You don’t know what’s for dinner and it’s almost 5p.m. The phone rings. All you really want to do is sit down on the couch and do NOTHING. It’s a typical day in your life, right? Some days are like that. Realistically, some days aren’t. They are the rare occasions … [Read more...]
A Typical Day in Our Homeschool Life
The Hard Working Homeschool Mommy (an adaptation of The Little Red Hen) Once upon a time there was a wonderful little family. There was Mommy, Daddy, Willy Nilly, Gemma Wemma, and Aaraboo. They all lived together in a big messy house in the suburbs. Mommy tried really hard to keep the house clean, but every time she cleaned, she would turn … [Read more...]
