Stories Shape Culture
The Influence of Stories Stories shape culture. I have been influenced by stories my whole life so I know this is true. As I started having children and reading to them, I discovered that I loved finding good books that would influence the way they saw the world. My...
Teaching Stewardship
“The generous will prosper, those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 A Heart of Service I love the holidays because I love giving. I love considering what will bless people, and I love being able to give good things. Our family culture...
Thanksgiving Amidst Battles
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving is hardly a time to think of battles. We were at Gettysburg this past summer. It was sobering. The wheatfield, the hospital, the pillars from the states erected over acres of war-torn land. It was amazing and quieting. Yesterday we attended a...
How Great is Our God Review & Give-Away!
How Great is our God: 100 Indescribably Devotions about God and Science True Confessions, we are way passed littles at our house, but this book looked too good to pass up. And while our grands live half a country away, I know that they’ll love getting a copy of this...
Holiday Traditions
Holiday Traditions For our family, holiday traditions include our three-story farmhouse swathed from top to bottom in Christmas lights. The holiday season is filled with special books, music, and movies. Trees, along with windows and door frames are trimmed with...
The Best Homeschool Stocking Stuffers
The Best Homeschool Stocking StuffersThe holidays mean music, presents, good food and stocking stuffers! As homeschoolers, we are intentional about creating a life-style of learning and that often translates into educational toys and gifts! I love gifts that keep on...
Celebrate Thanksgiving!
Celebrate Thanksgiving We love to celebrate Thanksgiving. At our house it means dedicated days to enjoy each other’s company, visiting, cooking and eating. While there are certain recipes that we always make and certain things we often do, we are always on the...
The Gift of Education
The Horse Barn My daughter cleans stables on the weekends, and since her brother has gone off to college, I have been going along with her. It’s peaceful work. The stables are beautiful, the horses are award-winning and the work straightforward. We clean stalls, sweep...
Getting Started – Homeschooling Preschool and Kindergarten
I've had several young Mommas (so young I could be their Momma!) ask me about homeschooling preschool and kindergarten recently. The biggest challenge of littles is keeping them engaged. Most still have a relatively short attention span, are quickly tired, and need to...
Using Homeschool Travel as Career Prep
In our Orienteering Class, we talk about many things related to adult life and careers. We had the good fortune to have a guest speaker this month, a homeschooling, blogging, expat, living in Scotland, to share about how travel has enriched her life and the life of...
