Great Expectations
https://youtu.be/K6CKAQlNl_M What do you expect from your kids? Thanks to Mr. Charles Dickens for letting me borrow his title today. I do respect a good author. My post is very…
Being Cool for Your Teens
During the time when children worry the most about who they are, we parents worry the most about our kids not liking us. Now that hubby and I have been…
An Easter Fun Day
How will you celebrate Easter this year? If you're familiar with my homeschool posts, you know we have a "fun day" about every six weeks as part of our home-micro-school…
To Spank or Not to Spank
Do you use spanking in disciplining your kids? In 2002, my new husband and I were wanting to have children. I was also a college student taking a marriage and…
Weaning Your Baby
Weaning your baby from breastfeeding is bittersweet. Of all our ten babies, the last time I breastfed our #7 stands out in my memory. He was almost 18 months old.…
6 Screen free Activities for Kids
Your kids say, "I'm bored!" and what's your response? Sometimes I sigh. Sometimes I offer ideas. Sometimes I say, "Being bored sometimes is good for you." But I never say,…
Love for Each Child
How do you show love for each of your children? Being a parent of multiple children brings multiple joys and challenges. One of the callenges is trying to take time…
Making Time for What Matters
Being a parent can feel so overwhelming. How can we possibly do all we are "supposed" to do? When you have kids, you don't have time to get all the…
A Shepherd Experience
Looking for ideas to teach the Christmas story? This Christmastime, I wanted to give my home & micro-school kids a shepherd experience. I knew we had a fun day coming…
Helping Littles with Big Feelings
How do we help our little kids with their big feelings? I feel a lot more qualified to answer that question now than I did a couple decades ago, partly…